Sheep and beef quotas will disappear which will allow a farmer to enter or expand these enterprises without the current entry costs. Phrases, such as slaughter premiums, special beef premiums, retention period and suckler cow and sheep quotas, should disappear from farming vocabulary for good. While full decoupling of all beef payments from production is the best option for incomes, we will probably see a reduction of almost 20% in suckler cows, which will lead to a reduction of approximately 8% in the amount of beef production. However, price increases of approximately 10% and reduced farm costs will result in the least income prospects.