Financial Analysis of Fertiliser Use

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Financial Analysis of Fertiliser Use

• L. Connolly, B. Moran

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OUTLINE

• Farm Numbers Current 2015
• Trend Distribution Farm Incomes
• Trend In Fertiliser Usage
• Fertiliser Cost By Farm System
• Fertiliser Usage Full Time/REPS/NON REPS Farms
• Fertiliser Usage By Region
• Fertiliser Cost By Level Of Enterprise
  Performance
• Summary

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Categories of Farms 2003
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Categories of Farms 2015
Source 2015 Committee Report
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Family Farm Income (FFI)
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Family Farm Income () 1995 -2004
15,600
14,200
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Family Farm Income () 1995 -2004
15,600
14,200
11,800
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Farm Income by System - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Direct Payments FFI - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Direct Payments FFI - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Farm Income by Enterprise - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Trend In Fertiliser Cost/Farm
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Trend In Fertiliser Cost/Farm
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Trend In Fertiliser Cost/Farm
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost All Farms - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost All Farms - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost All Farms - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost Fulltime Farms - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost Fulltime Farms - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost Fulltime Farms - 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost Fulltime v All Farms 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004
Source National Farm Survey, Teagasc
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Fertiliser Cost REPS v NON-REPS Farms 2004
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Fertiliser Cost REPS v NON-REPS Farms 2004
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Fertiliser Cost REPS v NON-REPS Farms 2004
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Fertiliser Cost by Performance -Dairying - 2004
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Fertiliser Cost by Performance - Suckling - 2004
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Fertiliser Cost by Performance - Sheep - 2004
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Fertiliser Cost by Performance - 2004
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SUMMARY

• Farm Numbers Declining / Viable Farms Constant
• Farm Income Virtually Static
• Dairying Profitable/Drystock in Difficulty
• Fertiliser Cost Per Farm Static
• Tillage Dairy Farms Biggest Users
• Fertiliser Cost 52 Higher on NON-REPS Farms
• Enterprise Performance Highest Fertiliser Cost
  on Top Performance (except cereals)