04 March 2021
Type Report
The Teagasc Crops Costs & Returns are intended as an indicative guide to crop margins. Compiled by: Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, Tillage Crops Specialists.
The Teagasc Crops Costs & Returns are intended as an indicative guide to crop margins; however land suitability, rotation, risk avoidance and husbandry skills must also be considered. As well as completing crop margins, all growers are strongly advised to complete a full financial appraisal of their business using the Teagasc eProfit Monitor and Teagasc Machinery Costs Calculator.
There is little difference in margins between the feed cereals. Non-cereal break crops offer benefits in terms of rotation, workload and risk-spreading but the sale of inter-farm produce needs careful planning to ensure profitable crops. In the case of malting barley, food-grade oats and milling wheat, the availability of contracts and fulfillment of specific contract requirements such as specified varieties, q