Cash payments worth €185m under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme have commenced, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.
Some 86,000 farmers will receive their 85% advance ANC payment this week. This is an increase on the €168.5m paid to 79,000 farmers at this stage in 2019.
Minister McConalogue said the payments were a timely and significant financial boost for farmers and for the wider rural economy.
They are the first in a series of cash injections for hard-pressed farmers in the coming weeks.
Farmers will receive 70% of around €1.2bn in Basic Payment Scheme money from 16 October, 20% more than the usual advance payment.
GLAS, sheep welfare and the new beef finisher payments are expected in November.
In December, BDGP, BEEP-suckler and organic scheme payments will be made, in addition to the rest of the ANC payments.
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Cash payments worth €185m under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme have commenced, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.
Some 86,000 farmers will receive their 85% advance ANC payment this week. This is an increase on the €168.5m paid to 79,000 farmers at this stage in 2019.
Minister McConalogue said the payments were a timely and significant financial boost for farmers and for the wider rural economy.
They are the first in a series of cash injections for hard-pressed farmers in the coming weeks.
Farmers will receive 70% of around €1.2bn in Basic Payment Scheme money from 16 October, 20% more than the usual advance payment.
GLAS, sheep welfare and the new beef finisher payments are expected in November.
In December, BDGP, BEEP-suckler and organic scheme payments will be made, in addition to the rest of the ANC payments.
Read more
County map: what farmers receive the most ANC money?
EU budget change opens door for increased farm payments
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