Irish CSO Reports
24 October 2012
Irish CSO Reports- Crops and Livestock Survey June 2012
Preliminary estimates for June 2012 show an increase in sheep numbers of 315,300
(+6.5%). Other sheep (non-breeding) increased by 172,200 (+7.4%) and breeding
sheep increased by 143,000 (+5.7%). See Table 3.
The total area under cereals decreased by 13,200 hectares (-4.4%). The area under
wheat decreased by 4,700 ha (-5.0%), the area under barley decreased by 7,500 ha
(-4.1%) and the area under oats decreased by 600 ha (-2.8%). See Table 1.
The June 2012 results also show that:
- The total number of cattle increased by 261,100 (+4.0%). This was mainly due to increases of 131,200 (+14.7%) in male cattle under 1 year and 96,800 (+14.4%) in male cattle 1 to 2 years. See Table 2.
- The area under potatoes increased by 19.0% to 12,300 ha.
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