Crops and Livestock Survey Final Results June 2022

Introduction

This release presents final estimates of land utilisation and livestock numbers in June 2022 at State and regional level. The estimates for sheep and pigs are based on returns from the 2022 June sample survey of agricultural holdings and the June 2022 Pig Survey conducted by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The estimates for cattle and for crops are obtained from administrative data from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). 

Coverage

Farms where the agricultural area used was at least one hectare (2.47 acres) are included in the June Agricultural Sample Survey. Farms with less than one hectare may also be included if they were engaged in intensive production. 

Results

Crops The results for crops are based on data obtained from the DAFM Basic Payment Scheme. 

Cattle The results for cattle are obtained from DAFM’s Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system, formerly known as the Cattle Movement Monitoring System (CMMS). This system was introduced at the beginning of 2000 and involves electronically recording data on animal movements. Breeding bull data is received quarterly from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).

Goats The 2022 goat results are obtained from DAFM’s 2021 December Sheep and Goat Census. 

Sheep The June 2022 results for sheep are based on survey returns from the June Crops and Livestock Survey. 

Pigs A specialist pig survey was conducted by the CSO due to the intensive nature of this activity.

As the figures in the text and tables have been rounded to the nearest 100 units, there may be slight discrepancies between the sum (or difference) of the constituent items and the total shown. Percentage changes have been calculated on actual figures.