Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion

Mr. Michael Crosse:

The cow industry in Ireland had a fantastic year - a one-in-a-100-year of making really good returns this year. A lot of Europe cannot say the same because it has a higher base cost to its production and was more exposed to the volatility of cost whereas the Irish cow dairy sector was not. Ultimately, the fundamentals of that follow through for sheep. That is the real strength and environmental benefit.