Dairy price slump drags down average 2015 family farm income

In 2016, recovering dairy profitability is expected to lift the average income for Irish farmers: Teagasc

Thu, 10 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

Eamonn Pitts

The weakness of the euro; low oil prices; growth in the UK, US and Irish economies; and inflation in China, all had their effects on Irish farm incomes in 2015.

And they will continue to do so in 2016.

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