Output, Input & Income in Agriculture provides estimates of major items of agricultural accounts, such as livestock, livestock products and crops output, expenditure on feeding stuffs, fertilizers and other items of intermediate consumption, gross and net value added and operating surplus in a calendar year. The estimates are based on the data from a combination of sources including administrative data, industry sources and several surveys conducted by CSO and Teagasc.
The Regional Accounts for Agriculture provide estimates of major accounting items in each of the NUTS 2 regions of Ireland, Border, Midland & West and Southern & Eastern. The results for each region are derived from the State total by using a specific allocator for each output or intermediate consumption item, e.g. livestock numbers for cattle and sheep, number of dairy cows for milk etc.
| X-axis label | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods Output | 5.513 | 6.252 | 6.542 | 7.346 | 6.969 | 7.132 |
| Intermediate Consumption | 4.433 | 4.707 | 5.054 | 5.67 | 5.12 | 5.026 |
| Net Subsidies | 1.641 | 1.821 | 1.654 | 1.517 | 1.492 | 1.319 |
| Operating Surplus | 1.841 | 2.516 | 2.28 | 2.356 | 2.441 | 2.51 |
Interactive table: StatBank link
Agricultural goods output at producer prices in 2015 has amounted to €7,131.9m, and was €163.1m or 2.3% higher than in 2014. By far the major items, cattle (33.2%) and milk (26.2%) accounted for 59.4% of the total. The cost of farm inputs (intermediate consumption) decreased in 2015 by 1.8% to reach €5,026.4m. Feeding stuffs (26.2%) and fertilsers (11.2%) accounted for 37.4% of this figure.
| 22.2 Border, Midland and Western Regional Agricultural Accounts | |||||||||||
| €m | |||||||||||
| Estimated Value (at current prices) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
| Livestock | 999.6 | 1,173.9 | 1,350.7 | 1,369.3 | 1,335.0 | 1,508.9 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| cattle | 633.9 | 756.7 | 887.6 | 895.7 | 831.7 | 984.7 | |||||
| pigs | 161.5 | 189.9 | 211.1 | 224.9 | 225.3 | 228.0 | |||||
| sheep | 90.7 | 104.2 | 111.6 | 110.3 | 126.2 | 135.1 | |||||
| Livestock products | 322.4 | 386.2 | 353.1 | 435.6 | 451.1 | 415.1 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| milk | 295.8 | 350.2 | 312.1 | 400.5 | 417.1 | 375.2 | |||||
| Crops | 598.5 | 600.8 | 634.3 | 741.8 | 613.7 | 608.2 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| cereals | 37.9 | 56.1 | 68.4 | 56.5 | 55.2 | 52.4 | |||||
| root crops | 30.4 | 20.6 | 26.3 | 43.3 | 23.5 | 28.4 | |||||
| forage plants | 397.9 | 386.9 | 391.1 | 510.8 | 392.6 | 380.2 | |||||
| Goods output at producer prices | 1,920.5 | 2,160.9 | 2,338.2 | 2,546.6 | 2,399.7 | 2,532.2 | |||||
| Contract work | 114.5 | 123.0 | 110.4 | 123.2 | 118.0 | 116.9 | |||||
| Subsidies on products less taxes on products | 3.0 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -12.1 | -4.3 | -10.2 | |||||
| Agricultural output at basic prices | 2,038.0 | 2,286.8 | 2,447.2 | 2,657.7 | 2,513.3 | 2,638.9 | |||||
| Intermediate consumption | 1,689.2 | 1,815.3 | 1,889.9 | 2,122.3 | 1,875.0 | 1,905.1 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| feedingstuffs | 429.2 | 496.9 | 604.4 | 656.0 | 551.2 | 564.1 | |||||
| fertilisers | 152.5 | 161.6 | 145.8 | 189.9 | 166.9 | 175.4 | |||||
| energy and lubricants | 145.6 | 171.0 | 173.5 | 174.7 | 174.7 | 167.5 | |||||
| forage plants | 396.2 | 384.9 | 390.4 | 508.0 | 390.6 | 379.0 | |||||
| contract work | 114.5 | 123.0 | 110.4 | 123.2 | 118.0 | 116.9 | |||||
| Gross value added at basic prices | 348.8 | 471.5 | 557.3 | 535.4 | 638.4 | 733.8 | |||||
| Fixed capital consumption | 277.2 | 283.1 | 269.2 | 268.3 | 282.7 | 282.3 | |||||
| Net value added at basic prices | 71.6 | 188.4 | 288.1 | 267.1 | 355.7 | 451.5 | |||||
| Other subsidies less taxes on production | 744.0 | 784.8 | 737.2 | 689.9 | 676.2 | 628.7 | |||||
| Factor income | 815.7 | 973.2 | 1,025.4 | 957.0 | 1,031.8 | 1,080.2 | |||||
| Compensation of employees | 203.6 | 208.3 | 205.1 | 212.1 | 214.0 | 211.1 | |||||
| Operating surplus | 612.0 | 764.9 | 820.3 | 744.9 | 817.8 | 869.1 | |||||
| Source: CSO | |||||||||||
Interactive table: StatBank link
In 2015 the Border, Midlands and Western region accounted for 49.5% of the national pig output and for 55.8% of the national sheep output. Net subsidies (subsidies less taxes) comprised 71.2% of operating surplus (farm income). This ratio compares with 82.2% in 2014 and 91.0% in 2013.
| 22.3 Southern and Eastern Regional Agricultural Accounts | |||||||||||
| €m | |||||||||||
| Estimated Value (at current prices) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
| Livestock | 1,260.0 | 1,470.9 | 1,714.2 | 1,778.3 | 1,735.1 | 1,948.4 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| cattle | 868.4 | 1,038.3 | 1,231.9 | 1,256.1 | 1,180.6 | 1,380.8 | |||||
| pigs | 172.1 | 204.3 | 230.5 | 250.7 | 246.0 | 232.4 | |||||
| sheep | 74.8 | 85.6 | 92.9 | 93.4 | 105.5 | 107.0 | |||||
| Livestock Products | 1,261.4 | 1,504.6 | 1,338.9 | 1,696.6 | 1,700.1 | 1,522.6 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| milk | 1,246.1 | 1,484.6 | 1,317.7 | 1,672.9 | 1,676.0 | 1,496.1 | |||||
| Crops | 1,071.4 | 1,115.1 | 1,150.2 | 1,324.6 | 1,133.8 | 1,128.8 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| cereals | 155.0 | 234.0 | 266.5 | 233.0 | 225.3 | 210.3 | |||||
| root crops | 87.3 | 64.8 | 77.0 | 121.0 | 65.6 | 84.4 | |||||
| forage plants | 647.3 | 620.4 | 616.5 | 783.5 | 649.3 | 628.4 | |||||
| Goods output at producer prices | 3592.9 | 4090.6 | 4203.3 | 4799.5 | 4,569.1 | 4,599.8 | |||||
| Contract work | 204.6 | 212.4 | 213.4 | 242.5 | 240.8 | 231.1 | |||||
| Subsidies on products less taxes on products | -13.5 | -13.8 | -26.7 | -28.3 | -29.4 | -72.7 | |||||
| Agricultural output at basic prices | 3,784.0 | 4,289.2 | 4,390.0 | 5,013.7 | 4,780.5 | 4,758.2 | |||||
| Intermediate consumption | 2,744.2 | 2,891.5 | 3,164.1 | 3,547.7 | 3,244.9 | 3,121.3 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||||
| feedingstuffs | 572.7 | 645.4 | 824.0 | 926.5 | 745.3 | 753.4 | |||||
| fertilisers | 297.8 | 332.1 | 346.2 | 424.1 | 398.7 | 389.7 | |||||
| energy and lubricants | 225.4 | 254.5 | 269.7 | 277.9 | 280.3 | 232.8 | |||||
| forage plants | 644.8 | 617.8 | 615.7 | 780.0 | 646.5 | 626.7 | |||||
| contract work | 204.6 | 212.4 | 213.4 | 242.5 | 240.8 | 231.1 | |||||
| Gross value added at basic prices | 1,039.8 | 1,397.6 | 1,225.9 | 1,466.0 | 1,535.6 | 1,636.9 | |||||
| Fixed capital consumption | 456.7 | 426.8 | 447.6 | 443.6 | 480.3 | 492.0 | |||||
| Net value added at basic prices | 583.1 | 970.9 | 778.3 | 1,022.4 | 1,055.3 | 1,145.0 | |||||
| Other subsidies less taxes on production | 907.3 | 1,046.9 | 944.8 | 867.7 | 849.6 | 773.4 | |||||
| Factor income | 1,490.4 | 2,017.7 | 1,723.0 | 1,890.1 | 1,905.0 | 1,918.3 | |||||
| Compensation of employees | 261.1 | 267.1 | 262.9 | 279.3 | 281.7 | 277.9 | |||||
| Operating surplus | 1,229.3 | 1,750.7 | 1,460.1 | 1,610.8 | 1,623.2 | 1,640.4 | |||||
| Source: CSO | |||||||||||
Interactive table: StatBank link
In 2015 the Southern and Eastern region accounted for 80.1% of the national cereal output, 79.9% of the national milk output and 58.4% of the national cattle output. Net subsidies (subsidies less taxes) comprised 42.7% of operating surplus (farm income). This ratio compares with 50.5% in 2014 and 52.1% in 2013.
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