Half of our beef comes from farms earning €12,660 on average

Teagasc 2025 Road Map predicts suckler cow decline due mainly to CAP reform and effects of Brexit

Our one million suckler cows are the source of about half of Ireland’s total beef production, playing a vital role in our €2.4 billion beef exports business.

Sucklers are at the heart of our most important farming sector, the beef farms that produce over 30% of our gross agricultural output.