Mixed year so far for Irish farmers while sector incomes were varied

It has been a mixed year so far for Irish farmers, according to AIB in the latest edition of its newsletter Agri Matters. 

Volatility continues to be the outstanding characteristic of international commodity markets, according to the banking group.

While reflecting on a number of the farm sectors, it notes that this volatility, in real terms, is at higher price levels than at any other time in the last half century, except during the oil crisis.