Best forest returns equivalent to €610 per hectare per year

Sitka spruce forest plantation can return up to €610 per hectare per year, in terms equivalent to gross profit margin, say Teagasc advisors.

They say you cannot directly compare potential forestry income with other farming enterprise incomes, but you can express the potential income from long-rotation forestry similarly to the annual income from traditional farming enterprises.

However, income from timber harvesting does not arrive on an annual basis.