Border region accounts for 71% of poultry output

Border region (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) produced 71% of the country’s poultry and 25% of both its sheep and pigs in 2022, according to the Central Statistic Office (CSO).

With its high (51%) dependence on livestock, the region had the lowest rate of increase in operating surplus, which grew by 18% to €480 million, the CSO stated.

The Dublin and mid-east region (Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, and Wicklow) was the largest producer of crops in the state, accounting for 26% (€683 million) of the state’s total.

Elsewhere the south-west region of Cork and Kerry accounted for 31% of Irish milk output in 2022, making it the largest milk-producing region in the state, which adds up to €1.6 billion in milk output.

Milk generated 55% of the region’s agricultural output according to the CSO data.

Meanwhile the west (Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon) was the smallest producer of agricultural output in Ireland, generating just 9% (€1.1 billion) of Irish agricultural output at basic prices.

The mid-west (Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary) was the largest livestock and second largest milk and poultry producing region in 2022, supplying 20% (€594 million) of the country’s cattle, 21% (€1 billion) of its milk, and 10% (€20 million) of its poultry output.

The south-east (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) region was the second largest producer of crops, growing 20% (€532 million) of Irish crops.