Cost of keeping a dairy cow to reach €1,560 in 2022

Dearer feed and fertiliser are likely to add another €200 per cow to costs, raising in just one year as much as in the years from 2015 to 2020

Holstein cow walks through milking parlour. Picture: by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The cost of keeping a dairy cow is to reach €1,560 in 2022, Teagasc Dairy Specialist Patrick Gowing told delegates at this year's National Dairy Conference.

Mr Gowing revealed that the average cost per cow rose from €1,115 in 2015 to €1,180 in 2017, and €1,311 in 2020; meaning the cost has risen almost a fifth in the space of just a year.