Clare is said to be a prime location for an “expansion-minded” farmer looking to purchase land at a reasonable price.
The Irish Farmers Journal’s annual Agricultural Land Price Report has found the average price of land in Clare last year was €9,076 which was up almost 5% on 2022.
3,154 acres went on the market in this county in 2023 which resulted in 23 transactions ranging from €1,315 to €28,125.
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Author of the report and Agribusiness and EU Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal Paul Mooney has been telling Clare FM’s Seán Lyons that lower intensity of demand from dairy farmers in Clare means holdings can be acquired here more affordably.
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