Agricultural Statistics
DAERA produces statistical reports and economic information on agriculture, including results from the Agricultural Census and the Farm Business Survey. The statistics cover farm-gate prices, farm incomes and performance, crop areas and livestock numbers, farm structure, and agri-food processing sector performance.
Agricultural and Market Prices
Based on surveys, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs provides price information for agricultural products in Northern Ireland. Current average prices for clean cattle and sheep and for breeding animals, as well as prices for pigs, broiler chickens, potatoes and cereals can be found in the 'agricultural market reports'. Milk prices and pig financial results are available separately. Long-term trends in average annual prices for a range of agricultural products are also provided.
- Agricultural Market Reports
- Milk Price, Quality and Production Statistics
- Indices of Producer Prices of Agricultural Products
- Pig Financial Results
- Average Producer Prices of Agricultural Products
- Average Market Prices of Breeding and Store Cattle
Farm Statistics - Agricultural Census, Crops, Livestock and Labour Numbers
The Agricultural Census, the December Agricultural survey and other surveys provide statistics on the number and type of farms, livestock and crop areas. There is an extensive historical time-series.
- June Agricultural Census
- December Agricultural Survey
- EU Farm Structure Survey
- Enterprise, Farm Numbers and Farm Labour Figures
- Farm Animal Populations
- Crop Yields and Production Estimates
Farm Incomes and Performance
Details of agricultural incomes, costs and revenues at both the sectoral and farm levels. The headline incomes measures are Total income from farming (TIFF) at the sectoral level and Farm Business Income (FBI) at the farm level.
Headline Measures
Sectoral Level
- Aggregate Agricultural Account
- Summary Income Indicators
- Output Value of Farm Products
- Direct Payments and Levies
- Quantity and Cost of Main Items of Expenditure
- Estimated Gross Annual Capital Investment in Fixed Assets
- Capital Grants and Other Direct Payments Not in AAA
- Estimated Cash Flow for Agriculture
- Productivity, Output and Input Volumes
Farm Level
Agricultural Inputs and Outputs
Details of outputs of livestock products for Northern Ireland. Includes output quantities of the main agricultural products and sources of home-fed finished cattle. Also more current statistics on monthly milk production and utilisation data, as well as the Egg Packers Survey.
- Animal Feed Statistics
- Slaughtering of Cattle and Sheep Since 2001
- Slaughtering of Pigs Since 2003
- Quantities of the Main Products in Output From 1981 Onward
- Sources of Home-fed Finished Cattle Marketed 1981 Onward
- Milk Utilisation Statistics
- Milk Price, Quality and Production Statistics
- Egg Packers Survey
- Fertiliser Statistics
Agri-food Processing Sector Performance
Sales, value added, profitability, exports and employment for each of the ten subsectors of the food and drinks processing sector in Northern Ireland.