Some 58% of farmers would be better off with 100% convergence, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said.
This percentage equates to 71,253 farmers in total who would be better off with a 100% convergence option rather than the 85% convergence option.
Leitrim will benefit the most, with over 85% of farmers in the county being better off. Donegal is next with 80%, followed closely by Sligo with 76%.
Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Laois are the counties that will benefit the least, with under 40% of farmers in these areas benefiting.
*The data is a Year 1 comparison only (2023) with BISS Capped.
This data was revealed following a parliamentary question posed by Michael Healy-Rae who asked the minister the number and percentage of farmers in each county that will be better off with a 100% convergence option versus the 85% convergence option being proposed by him under the new CAP.
Minister McConalogue said that all EU countries will have to reach a minimum convergence level of 85% by 2026, in response to the question.
“Convergence will be a mandatory provision in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) commencing in 2023. Member states are required to ensure that, by 2026, all payment entitlements reach a minimum convergence level of 85%, creating a more levelled distribution of payments,” he said.
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