| Production | Cereals | Potatoes |
| '000 tonnes | ||
| 2011 | 2,509 | 356 |
| 2012 | 2,125 | 232 |
| % change | -15.3 | -34.8 |
Production of the three main cereals (wheat, oats and barley) fell by 384,000 tonnes to 2,125,000 tonnes in 2012. This was due to combined decreases in all three main cereals, including a decrease of 167,000 tonnes in the production of winter wheat. See Tables 1- 3.
The yield of potatoes decreased by 25.0% from 34.4 tonnes per hectare in 2011 to 25.8 tonnes per hectares in 2012.
Further comparisons with the 2011 results indicate that:
Revision of yield and production data 2012
Following the receipt of updated yield data for a number of counties, yield and production figures for 2012 have been revised in this release. The revisions increase the yield estimates for Wheat from 6.3 t/ha to 7.2 t/ha, Barley from 6 t/ha to 6.5 t/ha and Oats from 6.1 to 6.6 tonnes per hectare. Figures for total production and year on year changes have consequently been revised and can be viewed in Tables 2 & 3.
| Table 1 Area under Crops and Pasture | |||||
| Description | June 2010 | June 2011 | June 2012 | Change 2011 - 2012 | |
| ' 000 hectares | ' 000 hectares | % | |||
| Wheat - total | 77.8 | 94.2 | 98.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Winter wheat | 59.8 | 77.7 | 84.6 | 6.8 | 8.8 |
| Spring wheat | 18.0 | 16.4 | 13.5 | -3.0 | -18.0 |
| Oats - total | 19.7 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| Winter oats | 10.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| Spring oats | 9.4 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Barley - total | 174.8 | 180.6 | 192.8 | 12.1 | 6.7 |
| Winter barley | 28.8 | 35.9 | 41.0 | 5.2 | 14.4 |
| Spring barley | 146.0 | 144.8 | 151.8 | 7.0 | 4.8 |
| Wheat, oats, barley - total | 272.3 | 296.2 | 314.5 | 18.3 | 6.2 |
| Beans and peas | 4.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 41.9 |
| Oilseed rape | 8.0 | 12.4 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 41.1 |
| Potatoes | 12.2 | 10.4 | 9.0 | -1.4 | -13.1 |
| Table 2 Yield of Crops | |||||
| Description | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Change 2011 - 2012 | |
| tonnes per hectare | tonnes per hectare | % | |||
| Wheat - total | 8.6 | 9.9 | 7.2 | -2.7 | -27.1 |
| Winter wheat | 8.9 | 10.2 | 7.4 | -2.8 | -27.5 |
| Spring wheat | 7.6 | 8.3 | 6.1 | -2.2 | -26.5 |
| Oats - total | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.6 | -1.3 | -16.3 |
| Winter oats | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | -0.9 | -11.5 |
| Spring oats | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.4 | -1.5 | -19.0 |
| Barley - total | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.5 | -1.3 | -16.1 |
| Winter barley | 8.5 | 9.1 | 7.8 | -1.3 | -14.3 |
| Spring barley | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.2 | -1.3 | -17.3 |
| Wheat, oats, barley - total | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.8 | -1.7 | -20.5 |
| Beans and peas | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | -0.9 | -15.8 |
| Oilseed rape | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | -1.3 | -28.9 |
| Potatoes | 34.4 | 34.4 | 25.8 | -8.6 | -25.0 |
| Table 3 Production of Crops | |||||
| Description | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Change 2011 - 2012 | |
| ' 000 tonnes | ' 000 tonnes | % | |||
| Wheat - total | 669 | 929 | 708 | -221 | -23.8 |
| Winter wheat | 532 | 793 | 626 | -167 | -21.1 |
| Spring wheat | 137 | 136 | 82 | -54 | -39.7 |
| Oats - total | 148 | 168 | 157 | -12 | -6.9 |
| Winter oats | 80 | 71 | 68 | -2 | -3.4 |
| Spring oats | 68 | 98 | 88 | -9 | -9.5 |
| Barley - total | 1,223 | 1,412 | 1,261 | -151 | -10.7 |
| Winter barley | 245 | 326 | 320 | -6 | -2.0 |
| Spring barley | 978 | 1,086 | 941 | -145 | -13.3 |
| Wheat, oats, barley - total | 2,040 | 2,509 | 2,125 | -384 | -15.3 |
| Beans and peas | 25 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 19.5 |
| Oilseed rape | 28 | 56 | 59 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Potatoes | 420 | 356 | 232 | -124 | -34.8 |
Introduction
This release presents final estimates of the area, yield and production of the main arable crops in 2012 together with the comparable estimates for 2010 and 2011. The June 2010 – June 2012 estimates for the area under crops shown in Table 1 have been obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Single Payment Scheme.
The yield estimates are obtained from a joint survey conducted by Teagasc and the CSO.
Methodology
The yield figures are given on a “green” (as harvested) basis. The winter wheat yield refers to feed wheat. Similarly, the spring barley yield refers to feed barley. The yield for the beans and peas category is a simple average of the combined beans and peas yield as only an aggregated beans and peas area estimate is available. The oilseed rape yield is a weighted average of the winter and spring yield.
For potatoes, the early crop yield was applied to a proportion of the area under potatoes based on an estimate of the area sown under early potato varieties in each county. The main crop yield was applied to the remaining area.
The State yield figure is generally calculated by multiplying the area figure by the average yield figure at a county level and then aggregating to the State level. The State production figure is then calculated by multiplying the State area, as per the Single Payment areas from DAFM, by the State yield figure.
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