| Total Cereals | Cattle | Sheep | |
| '000 hectares | '000 | '000 | |
| June 2011 | 297.4 | 6,493.0 | 4,830.0 |
| June 2012 | 315.4 | 6,754.1 | 5,170.0 |
| % change | +6.0% | +4.0% | +7.0% |
The final results for June 2012 show that the total sheep numbers increased by 340,100 (+7.0%) to 5,170,000. Other sheep (non-breeding) increased by 182,000 (+7.8%) and breeding sheep increased by 158,100 (+6.3%). See Table 2.
The results also indicate that the area under cereals increased by 17,900 hectares (+6.0%) to 315,400 ha. There was an increase in each of the main cereals, with the area under oats increasing by 2,300 ha (+10.7%), the area under barley increasing by 12,100 ha (+6.7%) and the area under wheat increasing by 3,900 ha (+4.1%). See Table 1.
A comparison with the June 2011 results indicates that:
A regional analysis of the livestock numbers indicates that the largest number of cattle (1,357,600) was in the South-West region, the largest number of sheep (1,377,200) was in the West region and the largest number of pigs (429,500) was in the Border region. See Tables 4 and 5.
| Table 1 Area under Crops and Pasture | |||||
| Description | June 2010 | June 2011 | June 2012 | Change 2011 - 2012 | |
| ' 000 hectares | ' 000 hectares | % | |||
| Wheat - total | 77.8 | 94.2 | 98.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Winter wheat | 59.8 | 77.7 | 84.6 | 6.8 | 8.8 |
| Spring wheat | 18.0 | 16.4 | 13.5 | -3.0 | -18.0 |
| Oats - total | 19.7 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| Winter oats | 10.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| Spring oats | 9.4 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| Barley - total | 174.8 | 180.6 | 192.8 | 12.1 | 6.7 |
| Winter barley | 28.8 | 35.9 | 41.0 | 5.2 | 14.4 |
| Spring barley | 146.0 | 144.8 | 151.8 | 7.0 | 4.8 |
| Other cereals | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -28.2 |
| Total cereals | 273.9 | 297.4 | 315.4 | 17.9 | 6.0 |
| Beans and peas | 4.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 41.9 |
| Oilseed rape | 8.0 | 12.4 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 41.1 |
| Arable silage | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -0.5 | -18.7 |
| Maize silage | 22.8 | 19.0 | 13.7 | -5.2 | -27.5 |
| Fodder rape and kale | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 24.0 |
| Potatoes | 12.2 | 10.4 | 9.0 | -1.4 | -13.1 |
| Turnips | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| Beet1 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | -0.4 | -4.5 |
| Vegetables for sale | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -0.2 | -5.3 |
| Fruit | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Nurseries, horticulture etc. | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Other crops2 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | -0.4 | -7.7 |
| Total crops, fruit and horticulture | 353.9 | 365.4 | 382.1 | 16.6 | 4.6 |
| Silage | 1,076.4 | 1,070.2 | 1,075.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Hay | 193.8 | 213.2 | 203.5 | -9.8 | -4.6 |
| Pasture | 2,507.6 | 2,459.3 | 2,391.0 | -68.3 | -2.8 |
| Crops and Pasture | 4,131.7 | 4,108.2 | 4,051.5 | -56.6 | -1.4 |
| Rough grazing in use | 437.3 | 447.3 | 481.2 | 33.8 | 7.6 |
| Area farmed | 4,568.9 | 4,555.5 | 4,532.7 | -22.8 | -0.5 |
| 1 Includes sugar beet and fodder beet. | |||||
| 2 Includes fallow land, miscanthus,other energy crops and kitchen gardens. | |||||
| Table 2 Number of Livestock | |||||
| Description | June 2010 | June 2011 | June 2012 | Change 2011 - 2012 | |
| ' 000 | ' 000 | % | |||
| Total cattle | 6,606.6 | 6,493.0 | 6,754.1 | 261.1 | 4.0 |
| Dairy cows1 | 1,070.8 | 1,116.9 | 1,140.8 | 23.9 | 2.1 |
| Other cows | 1,158.4 | 1,123.3 | 1,148.6 | 25.3 | 2.3 |
| Bulls2 | 52.0 | 41.8 | 36.1 | -5.8 | -13.8 |
| Cattle male: 2 years and over | 506.2 | 425.5 | 360.6 | -64.9 | -15.3 |
| Cattle female: 2 years and over | 426.2 | 411.9 | 372.0 | -39.9 | -9.7 |
| Cattle male: 1-2 years | 760.3 | 673.4 | 770.2 | 96.8 | 14.4 |
| Cattle female: 1-2 years | 871.5 | 854.7 | 889.8 | 35.1 | 4.1 |
| Cattle male: under 1 year | 826.7 | 891.9 | 1,023.2 | 131.2 | 14.7 |
| Cattle female: under 1 year | 934.6 | 953.6 | 1,012.8 | 59.3 | 6.2 |
| Total cattle male | 2,145.1 | 2,032.7 | 2,190.1 | 157.4 | 7.7 |
| Total cattle female | 4,461.5 | 4,460.3 | 4,564.1 | 103.8 | 2.3 |
| Total sheep | 4,745.4 | 4,830.0 | 5,170.0 | 340.1 | 7.0 |
| Breeding sheep | 2,529.5 | 2,508.9 | 2,667.0 | 158.1 | 6.3 |
| Ewes: 2 years and over | 1,964.8 | 1,939.1 | 2,027.9 | 88.8 | 4.6 |
| Ewes: under 2 years | 484.8 | 496.1 | 561.4 | 65.3 | 13.2 |
| Rams | 80.0 | 73.7 | 77.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Other sheep | 2,215.9 | 2,321.0 | 2,503.0 | 182.0 | 7.8 |
| Total pigs | 1,516.3 | 1,549.0 | 1,570.6 | 21.6 | 1.4 |
| Breeding pigs | 161.4 | 156.2 | 145.7 | -10.5 | -6.7 |
| Female breeding pigs | 159.7 | 154.9 | 144.6 | -10.3 | -6.6 |
| Boars | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -18.2 |
| Other pigs | 1,354.9 | 1,392.8 | 1,425.0 | 32.1 | 2.3 |
| 20kg and over | 961.5 | 972.0 | 980.7 | 8.7 | 0.9 |
| Less than 20kg | 393.4 | 420.8 | 444.3 | 23.4 | 5.6 |
| Horses and ponies | 106.0 | 106.0 | 111.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Mules, jennets and asses | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| Goats | 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.3 | -1.1 | -9.5 |
| Farmed deer | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -27.5 |
| 1 Dairy cows are those kept principally to produce milk for human consumption. | |||||
| 2 Bulls used for breeding purposes only. | |||||
| Table 3 Area under Crops and Pasture in each Region, June 2012 | ' 000 ha | ||||||||||
| Region | Border, Midland and Western | Southern and Eastern | State | ||||||||
| Border | Midland | West | Total | Mid-East & Dublin | Mid-West | South-East | South-West | Total | |||
| Wheat - total | 8.1 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 43.4 | 1.8 | 25.4 | 11.4 | 82.0 | 98.0 | |
| Winter wheat | 7.7 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 41.0 | 1.2 | 21.1 | 7.2 | 70.5 | 84.6 | |
| Spring wheat | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 13.5 | |
| Oats - total | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 18.5 | 23.7 | |
| Winter oats | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 9.9 | |
| Spring oats | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 13.8 | |
| Barley - total | 14.0 | 25.6 | 4.1 | 43.8 | 35.1 | 8.1 | 72.1 | 33.7 | 148.9 | 192.8 | |
| Winter barley | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 32.1 | 41.0 | |
| Spring barley | 9.1 | 21.8 | 4.1 | 34.9 | 24.1 | 6.6 | 60.8 | 25.3 | 116.8 | 151.8 | |
| Other cereals | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| Total cereals | 24.8 | 35.2 | 5.4 | 65.4 | 85.2 | 10.2 | 106.3 | 48.3 | 250.0 | 315.4 | |
| Beans and peas | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | |
| Oilseed rape | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 17.5 | |
| Arable silage | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | |
| Maize silage | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 13.7 | |
| Fodder rape and kale | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| Potatoes | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 9.0 | |
| Turnips | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| Beet1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 7.8 | |
| Vegetables for sale | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | |
| Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| Nurseries, horticulture etc. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Other crops2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | |
| Crops, fruit and horticulture | 31.3 | 40.3 | 6.9 | 78.5 | 104.6 | 12.4 | 126.3 | 60.2 | 303.5 | 382.1 | |
| Silage | 170.1 | 114.8 | 181.9 | 466.8 | 85.7 | 156.6 | 167.3 | 198.6 | 608.2 | 1,075.0 | |
| Hay | 35.8 | 25.8 | 32.5 | 94.0 | 20.9 | 24.5 | 36.2 | 27.9 | 109.5 | 203.5 | |
| Pasture | 411.8 | 235.3 | 481.2 | 1,128.3 | 213.3 | 309.3 | 331.1 | 409.1 | 1,262.8 | 2,391.0 | |
| Crops and pasture | 649.0 | 416.2 | 702.4 | 1,767.6 | 424.5 | 502.8 | 660.9 | 695.8 | 2,284.0 | 4,051.5 | |
| Rough grazing in use | 127.1 | 17.1 | 119.1 | 263.3 | 24.1 | 37.8 | 32.9 | 123.1 | 217.9 | 481.2 | |
| Area farmed | 776.2 | 433.2 | 821.5 | 2,030.8 | 448.6 | 540.6 | 693.8 | 818.9 | 2,501.9 | 4,532.7 | |
| ¹ Includes sugar beet and fodder beet. | |||||||||||
| ² Includes fallow land, miscanthus,other energy crops and kitchen gardens. | |||||||||||
| Table 4 Number of Cattle in each Region, June 2012 | ' 000 | ||||||||||
| Region | Border, Midland and Western | Southern and Eastern | State | ||||||||
| Border | Midland | West | Total | Mid-East & Dublin | Mid-West | South-East | South-West | Total | |||
| Total cattle | 883.7 | 783.2 | 914.6 | 2,581.6 | 560.6 | 989.3 | 1,265.1 | 1,357.6 | 4,172.6 | 6,754.1 | |
| Dairy cows1 | 103.3 | 79.0 | 48.6 | 230.9 | 78.7 | 182.1 | 259.2 | 390.0 | 910.0 | 1,140.8 | |
| Other cows | 202.9 | 146.1 | 251.1 | 600.0 | 91.0 | 159.5 | 157.3 | 140.8 | 548.6 | 1,148.6 | |
| Bulls2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 20.8 | 36.1 | |
| Cattle male: 2 years and over | 35.4 | 54.4 | 50.9 | 140.7 | 43.8 | 55.8 | 69.9 | 50.4 | 219.9 | 360.6 | |
| Cattle female: 2 years and over | 55.3 | 53.0 | 59.4 | 167.7 | 41.9 | 48.8 | 57.4 | 56.1 | 204.3 | 372.0 | |
| Cattle male: 1-2 years | 95.4 | 104.4 | 97.4 | 297.3 | 69.3 | 114.1 | 161.8 | 127.8 | 472.9 | 770.2 | |
| Cattle female: 1-2 years | 114.5 | 110.7 | 117.9 | 343.2 | 79.6 | 121.2 | 165.7 | 180.1 | 546.6 | 889.8 | |
| Cattle male: under 1 year | 134.1 | 122.0 | 141.9 | 397.9 | 77.2 | 155.0 | 202.8 | 190.3 | 625.3 | 1,023.2 | |
| Cattle female: under 1 year | 137.4 | 109.8 | 141.6 | 388.7 | 76.4 | 147.4 | 185.1 | 215.2 | 624.1 | 1,012.8 | |
| Total cattle male | 270.3 | 284.7 | 296.0 | 851.1 | 193.0 | 330.2 | 440.3 | 375.4 | 1,339.0 | 2,190.1 | |
| Total cattle female | 613.4 | 498.5 | 618.6 | 1,730.5 | 367.6 | 659.0 | 824.7 | 982.2 | 2,833.6 | 4,564.1 | |
| 1 Dairy cows are those kept principally to produce milk for human consumption. | |||||||||||
| 2 Bulls used for breeding purposes only. | |||||||||||
| Table 4a Number of Cattle in each Region and County, June 2012 | ' 000 | |||||||||||
| Region and County | Total | Dairy | Other | Bulls2 | Cattle | Cattle | Cattle | Cattle | Cattle | Cattle | Total Cattle | Total Cattle |
| Cattle | Cows1 | Cows | Male 2+ | Female 2+ | Male 1-2 | Female 1-2 | Male <1 | Female < 1 | Male | Female | ||
| State | 6,754.1 | 1,140.8 | 1,148.6 | 36.1 | 360.6 | 372.0 | 770.2 | 889.8 | 1,023.2 | 1,012.8 | 2,190.1 | 4,564.1 |
| Border, Midland and Western | 2,581.6 | 230.9 | 600.0 | 15.2 | 140.7 | 167.7 | 297.3 | 343.2 | 397.9 | 388.7 | 851.1 | 1,730.5 |
| Border | 883.7 | 103.3 | 202.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 55.3 | 95.4 | 114.5 | 134.1 | 137.4 | 270.3 | 613.4 |
| Cavan | 223.6 | 32.4 | 49.3 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 29.9 | 32.9 | 36.1 | 62.5 | 161.1 |
| Donegal | 191.0 | 16.7 | 46.1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 24.0 | 31.1 | 28.7 | 64.9 | 126.2 |
| Leitrim | 66.2 | 1.9 | 25.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 50.2 |
| Louth | 81.6 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 27.0 | 54.6 |
| Monaghan | 206.1 | 31.8 | 35.6 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 13.3 | 26.0 | 28.4 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 66.2 | 139.9 |
| Sligo | 115.2 | 7.9 | 33.0 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 81.4 |
| Midland | 783.2 | 79.0 | 146.1 | 4.0 | 54.4 | 53.0 | 104.4 | 110.7 | 121.9 | 109.8 | 284.7 | 498.5 |
| Laois | 228.9 | 29.4 | 37.2 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 34.1 | 30.4 | 38.5 | 31.5 | 88.6 | 140.3 |
| Longford | 115.6 | 8.2 | 28.8 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 41.0 | 74.6 |
| Offaly | 221.7 | 21.1 | 35.2 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 31.0 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 30.6 | 82.0 | 139.7 |
| Westmeath | 217.0 | 20.2 | 44.9 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 24.8 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 31.2 | 73.1 | 143.9 |
| West | 914.6 | 48.6 | 251.1 | 5.8 | 50.9 | 59.4 | 97.4 | 117.9 | 141.9 | 141.6 | 296.0 | 618.6 |
| Galway | 422.3 | 26.4 | 109.3 | 2.7 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 46.4 | 54.7 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 139.1 | 283.3 |
| Mayo | 281.2 | 16.6 | 82.0 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 17.4 | 25.9 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 44.9 | 84.6 | 196.6 |
| Roscommon | 211.1 | 5.6 | 59.8 | 1.4 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 25.1 | 27.4 | 32.6 | 31.2 | 72.4 | 138.7 |
| Southern and Eastern | 4,172.6 | 910.0 | 548.6 | 20.8 | 219.9 | 204.3 | 472.9 | 546.6 | 625.3 | 624.1 | 1,339.0 | 2,833.6 |
| Mid-East and Dublin | 560.6 | 78.7 | 91.0 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 41.9 | 69.3 | 79.6 | 77.2 | 76.4 | 193.0 | 367.6 |
| Dublin | 23.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 16.3 |
| Kildare | 124.4 | 12.1 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 8.8 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 50.1 | 74.3 |
| Meath | 294.8 | 46.3 | 42.8 | 1.3 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 37.9 | 42.5 | 38.6 | 39.2 | 100.5 | 194.4 |
| Wicklow | 117.8 | 17.4 | 23.8 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 35.1 | 82.7 |
| Mid-West | 989.3 | 182.1 | 159.5 | 5.4 | 55.8 | 48.8 | 114.1 | 121.2 | 155.0 | 147.4 | 330.2 | 659.0 |
| Clare | 282.7 | 27.7 | 77.8 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 26.5 | 29.6 | 45.7 | 45.8 | 87.5 | 195.2 |
| Limerick | 403.7 | 101.5 | 43.4 | 2.0 | 23.2 | 19.1 | 44.3 | 51.6 | 59.3 | 59.4 | 128.8 | 275.0 |
| North Tipperary | 302.9 | 52.9 | 38.3 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 43.3 | 40.1 | 50.0 | 42.2 | 114.0 | 188.9 |
| South-East | 1,265.1 | 259.2 | 157.3 | 5.8 | 69.9 | 57.4 | 161.8 | 165.7 | 202.8 | 185.1 | 440.3 | 824.7 |
| Carlow | 93.2 | 10.8 | 17.6 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 32.6 | 60.6 |
| Kilkenny | 333.3 | 62.7 | 41.5 | 1.4 | 19.9 | 13.8 | 46.5 | 43.1 | 56.2 | 48.3 | 124.0 | 209.4 |
| South Tipperary | 323.2 | 72.0 | 33.7 | 1.3 | 22.5 | 13.9 | 41.9 | 40.3 | 52.2 | 45.4 | 117.9 | 205.3 |
| Waterford | 249.7 | 60.5 | 28.0 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 28.8 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 37.5 | 79.8 | 169.8 |
| Wexford | 265.6 | 53.1 | 36.4 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 33.0 | 36.6 | 42.2 | 39.9 | 86.0 | 179.6 |
| South-West | 1,357.6 | 390.0 | 140.8 | 6.9 | 50.4 | 56.1 | 127.8 | 180.1 | 190.3 | 215.2 | 375.4 | 982.2 |
| Cork | 1,023.3 | 299.5 | 90.6 | 4.7 | 40.0 | 41.7 | 104.4 | 138.6 | 144.4 | 159.4 | 293.5 | 729.8 |
| Kerry | 334.3 | 90.5 | 50.2 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 23.4 | 41.5 | 45.9 | 55.8 | 81.9 | 252.4 |
| 1 Dairy cows are those kept principally to produce milk for human consumption. | ||||||||||||
| 2 Bulls used for breeding purposes only. | ||||||||||||
| Table 5 Number of Sheep, Pigs and Other Livestock in each Region, June 2012 | ' 000 | ||||||||||
| Region | Border, Midland and Western | Southern and Eastern | State | ||||||||
| Border | Midland | West | Total | Mid-East & Dublin | Mid-West | South-East | South-West | Total | |||
| Total sheep | 1,108.9 | 335.3 | 1,377.2 | 2,821.4 | 772.0 | 131.8 | 699.6 | 745.1 | 2,348.6 | 5,170.0 | |
| Breeding sheep | 585.0 | 164.3 | 706.3 | 1,455.6 | 391.5 | 67.6 | 356.7 | 395.6 | 1,211.4 | 2,667.0 | |
| Ewes: 2 years and over | 444.8 | 129.3 | 540.0 | 1,114.1 | 285.0 | 49.7 | 268.0 | 311.1 | 913.8 | 2,027.9 | |
| Ewes: under 2 years | 121.9 | 30.1 | 145.3 | 297.3 | 95.7 | 15.5 | 78.9 | 74.1 | 264.1 | 561.4 | |
| Rams | 18.3 | 4.9 | 21.0 | 44.2 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 33.5 | 77.7 | |
| Other sheep | 524.0 | 171.0 | 670.8 | 1,365.8 | 380.6 | 64.2 | 342.9 | 349.5 | 1,137.2 | 2,503.0 | |
| Total pigs | 429.5 | 271.3 | 50.1 | 750.9 | 73.3 | 100.0 | 306.1 | 340.3 | 819.7 | 1,570.6 | |
| Breeding pigs | 41.0 | 24.7 | 3.9 | 69.6 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 26.7 | 30.3 | 76.1 | 145.7 | |
| Female breeding pigs | 40.7 | 24.5 | 3.9 | 69.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 26.4 | 30.1 | 75.5 | 144.6 | |
| Boars | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |
| Other pigs | 388.5 | 246.7 | 46.2 | 681.3 | 64.0 | 90.3 | 279.4 | 310.0 | 743.6 | 1,425.0 | |
| 20kg and over | 255.5 | 183.6 | 29.9 | 469.1 | 42.1 | 64.0 | 191.6 | 213.9 | 511.6 | 980.7 | |
| Less than 20kg | 133.0 | 63.1 | 16.2 | 212.3 | 21.8 | 26.3 | 87.8 | 96.1 | 232.0 | 444.3 | |
| Horses and ponies | 13.3 | 8.9 | 24.1 | 46.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 13.6 | 64.7 | 111.1 | |
| Mules, jennets and asses | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 9.8 | |
| Goats | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 10.3 | |
| Farmed deer | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |
Introduction
This release presents final estimates of land utilisation and livestock numbers in June 2012 at State and regional level. The estimates for sheep and pigs are based on returns from the 2012 June sample survey of agricultural holdings and the June 2012 Pig Survey conducted by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The estimates for cattle and for crops are obtained from administrative data from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Coverage Farms where the agricultural area used was at least one hectare (2.47 acres) are included in the June Agricultural Sample Survey. Farms with less than one hectare may also be included if they were engaged in intensive production.
Results
Crops The results for crops are based on data obtained from the DAFM Single Payment Scheme.
Cattle The results for cattle are obtained from DAFM’s Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system, formerly known as the Cattle Movement Monitoring System (CMMS). This system was introduced at the beginning of 2000 and involves electronically recording data on animal movements. Information on cattle numbers and on flows into and out of the cattle population has been available from this system since December 2002.
Sheep The June 2012 results for sheep are based on the trends obtained by comparing the returns from the 2012 sample with the 2011 returns for the same 7,700 farms and applying these trends to the June 2011 figures.
Pigs A specialist pig survey was conducted by the CSO due to the intensive nature of this activity.
As the figures in the text and tables have been rounded to the nearest 100 units, there may be slight discrepancies between the sum (or difference) of the constituent items and the total shown. Percentage changes have been calculated on actual figures.
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Composition of Regions
Border, Midland and Western NUTS 2 Region
Border Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo
Midland Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath
West Galway City, Galway County, Mayo and Roscommon
Southern and Eastern NUTS 2 Region
Dublin Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin
Mid-East Kildare, Meath and Wicklow
Mid-West Limerick City, Limerick County, Clare and North Tipperary
South-East Waterford City, Waterford County, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford
and South Tipperary
South-West Cork City, Cork County and Kerry
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