2013 silage costs almost doubled on suckler farms

A few fascinating figures emerged from this week’s Teagasc National Farm Survey for 2013.

Most remarkable was the 92% increase in bulky feed costs on the 16,500 “Cattle Rearing” farms.

In other words, the cost of silage almost doubled on suckler farms. That was the fodder crisis effect, which contributed to a 14% rose in costs on suckler farms.