Farm Land prices up 20 percent

26/02/2012 Website News
Farm Land prices up 20 percent According to the Sunday Independent:-
The price of agricultural land rose by 20 per cent last year. The price of milk rose 8 per cent last year, cattle by 18 per cent and lamb has gone through the roof. In all, food and drink exports surged by 12 per cent generating �8.85bn for the economy, according to Bord Bia. Things are so good that farm incomes rose by 27 per cent last year, according to Central Statistics Office figures released last Friday. Their average earnings are now �21,500 -- that's well below the industrial average but then again, around half of all farmers have another income on top of that.

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