20% drop in cereal harvest this year as weather wreaks havoc

The production of cereals was 1.93m tonnes in 2023, it is estimated.

Unfavourable weather at critical times had a seriously negative effect on cereal production in 2023.

There has been a 20% drop in cereal tonnage from harvest 2023.

The harvest report published by Teagasc has estimated that the production of cereals was 1.93m tonnes in 2023.