Dairy farm profitability down at least 11%
However, the loss of profitability is likely to be greater across dairy farming, because the profitability estimate comes from early completers of Teagasc e-Profit Monitors, who tend to be the most financially focused and efficient dairy farmers.
A sample of 200 spring milk dairy farms who completed the Monitor in early January was analysed, to compare the physical and financial performance of the farms in the first year of EU milk quota removal.
