Farm Structure • Number of Farms – 3,673 • Average Farm Size – 25.1 ha • Land area farmed – 92,155 ha • Stock on farm - Number of dairy cows – 1,860 - Number of other (beef) cows – 26,830 - Number of ewes – 64,167 Forestry • Land area under private forestry – 13,156 ha Farm Income and Direct Payments • Farm Income – €15.9m • Direct Payments - €35m - SFP - €17m - REPS/AEOS/DAS/SCWS – €16m - Forestry Premium – €2.1m Value of Output and Exports - Value of Agricultural Output - €65.0m - Value of Forestry Output - €3.3m - Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the agricultural output in county - €89.5m Agri-Industry Employment • Agriculture in Leitrim supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri- industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services. • Number of food and drink processing jobs supported by agricultural output of county – 459 • Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Border Region – Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Louth) – 8,109 UNITY • STRENGTH • DELIVERY Data sources and methodology for estimating figures available at www.ifa.ie/CrossSectors/Economics.aspx Importance of Farming and the Agri-food Industry LEITRIM