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Area, Yield and Production of Crops

Department/Agency

Central Statistics Office (CSO)

Key information

Area under crops, yield of crops in tonnes per hectare, and production of crops in tonnes, classified by type of crop.


A Methods and Quality Report is available for this statistic.

Links

Links to web pages that lead to the statistics:

Contact

agri@cso.ie

Source

The area estimates have been obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Basic Payment Scheme. The yield estimates are obtained from a joint survey conducted by Teagasc and the CSO.

Scope

All production of the specified crops by farms in the State.

Frequency

Annual

Reference period

June (Area), calendar year (Yield and Production)

Start date

1985

Timeliness

6 months after the end of the reference period

Classifications

  • Crops
    Wheat (Winter wheat; Spring wheat); Oats (Winter oats; Spring oats); Barley (Winter barley; Spring barley); Beans and peas; Oilseed rape; Potatoes.

Theme

Business Sectors - Agriculture and Fishing

Page Created

2008-02-21

Page Modified

2017-11-21

Keywords

agricultural agriculture area barley beans crop crops farming farms oats oilseed peas potatoes production rape spring teagasc wheat winter yield