Ireland Agriculture

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The farm subsidies of the European Union should drop noticeably since Irish agriculture has modernized and farmers' incomes have increased fairly . Even though more than half of farm products is exported, Ireland suffers from the consequences of the "mad cow" disease. For the export markets, the livestock is often assimilated to the one of Great Britain and this situation is very prejudicial for the country.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 1,358,000 hectares in Ireland.

Number of farms:

170,578

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Barley	1,129,000	176,000	64,148

Livestock

Number of tractors:

167,500

Irrigated land (surface area):

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
47,162 Tm.	261,263 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

412,722 Tm.