No shortage of quality land

The supply of top-quality farmland looks set to continue into the autumn period, in what could be regarded as a market with perfect equilibrium at the moment.

Buyers and sellers seem to be happy enough to transact in and around the present staple of €10,000 per acre — with top quality land staying at around €12,000 per acre.

As an example, there’s a very large east Cork arable holding, a substantial 152 acres at Kilrush, Mogeely, currently available through auctioneer Christy Buckley, and in the nature of these things, economy of scale means the guide price given is €1.52 million, or €10,000 per acre.