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Clare ICMSA Believes Prices Of Milk To Blame For Drop In Land Prices
Published 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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The Clare branch of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is blaming low milk returns for a drop in land prices.
A new report from the Irish Farmers Journal shows Clare's land prices fell by 2% last year.
There were just 14 transactions in this county, with most activity occurring in the dairy sector.
O'Callaghan's Mills farmer and ICMSA Secretary Martin McMahon says there's a myriad of problems that need solving.