The Midland region (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) is the second smallest agricultural producing region, generating 11% of the State’s output. It has the second highest dependency on Cattle, the source of 30% of its Agricultural Output at Basic Prices. Pigs accounted for a further 11% of this output while Milk was responsible for another 30%.
Agricultural Output at Basic Prices grew by 11% (+€129m) to €1.3bn. Livestock, which generated 46% of the region’s Agricultural Output at Basic Prices, increased by 7% (+€39m) to €606m. This was the highest regional rate of increase and was primarily due to a €29m rise in the value of Pig production. This large increase was due to a substantial rise in the number of pigs in the region[1]. The value of Milk rose by 21% (+€68m) to €391m. Crop output grew by 7% (+€15m) to €243m, with Forage Plants accounting for €10m of this increase.
Intermediate Consumption costs decreased by 1% (-€8m) to €811m. Expenditure on Fertilisers contracted by 28% (-€21m) to €54m while the cost of Feeding Stuffs fell by 4% (-€9m) to €238m. The cost of Forage Plants was up by 6% (+€10m) to €177m. Payments for Other Subsidies less Taxes on Production increased by 16% (+€24m) to €172m. The region’s Operating Surplus rose by 75% (+€160m) to €375m while Entrepreneurial Income grew by 111% (+€159m) to €301m (See Table 1.2).
[1] See Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2025) ‘Ireland National Pig Census November 2024’. The number of pigs per region from this release is used to distribute the total value of Irish pig production to each region.
| X-axis label | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cattle | 29.8 |
| Sheep | 1.7 |
| Pigs | 11.1 |
| Milk | 29.7 |
| Forage plants | 13.5 |
| All other crops | 5 |
| Other | 9.2 |
| Table 8.1: Regional Agricultural Accounts at NUTS 3 level for Midland Region, 2021-2024 | |||||||||
| Description | € million | Change 2024/2023 | % Share of State Total | ||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Value (€m) | Value (%) | 2024 | |||
| Livestock | 484 | 565 | 567 | 606 | 39 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Livestock Products | 289 | 463 | 327 | 395 | 68 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Crops | 181 | 228 | 228 | 243 | 15 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Goods Output at Producer Prices | 954 | 1,255 | 1,122 | 1,244 | 121 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Agricultural Output at Basic Prices | 1,005 | 1,321 | 1,186 | 1,315 | 129 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Intermediate Consumption | 660 | 855 | 820 | 811 | -8 | -1 | 11 | ||
| Gross Value Added at Basic Prices | 345 | 466 | 366 | 504 | 138 | 38 | 11 | ||
| Net Subsidies | 159 | 181 | 150 | 177 | 27 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Operating Surplus | 242 | 347 | 214 | 375 | 160 | 75 | 9 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Income | 183 | 290 | 143 | 301 | 159 | 111 | 9 | ||
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