Crops in 2016: Significant losses on individual farms

Overall 2016 production of cereals, estimated at slightly over 2.28m tonnes, is 7% lower than the five-year-average, according to the Teagasc Harvest Report.

The total cereal area fell 4.9% in 2016, compared to 2015.

Grain production is estimated at a little over 2.2m tonnes, down from 2.6m tonnes in 2015.