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Ireland had the second-highest increase in agricultural output last year out of all EU member states.
According to the latest report from the European Commission, agricultural output in Ireland rose by 13.2%, second only to Estonia, which grew output by 18.2%.
Overall, total agricultural output across the EU rose by 6.2%, which stood at €432.6bn in 2017.
However, the report also showed that the equivalent of 56% (€244.1bn) of the money generated from agricultural output was then spent on “intermediate consumption”, such as input goods and services.
The report pointed that the actual value of agricultural production was intrinsically linked to factors influencing a price change or a volume change.
It said that the main driver behind the overall increase in output across the EU was due to a 20.2% rise in milk, followed by a 17.9% rise in eggs and an 11.6% rise in pigs.
The increase, in tandem with solid prices, had affected overall output value.
Last year, Ireland’s total agricultural output was worth €8.4bn.
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