Land sales rise by 2.5% for third quarter of 2003

Preliminary figures for July-September 2003 indicate that the average price paid per hectare (ha) of agricultural land was €14,442 (€5,844 per acre), according to the latest study by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

This is 2.3% above the third quarter of 2003, and 2.5% above the second quarter of 2003.