2025 Agricultural Land Report
In a major new report with Teagasc, auctioneer, and valuer members of the SCSI, operating in the agricultural sales and rental market say average rental prices in 2025 are expected to increase by 7%.
In Munster, average rental prices are expected to rise by 8% while in Leinster and Connacht / Ulster an increase of 7% is forecast.
SCSI auctioneers and valuers say they expect land values to rise again primarily due to better milk prices, strong competition among farmers and investors and recent changes to Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme. Due to the latter, some farmers require more land to meet lower stocking rate thresholds, which further increases the demand, especially among dairy farmers in Ireland.
The average price of non-residential agricultural land in 2024 was €9,900 per acre, which is an increase of 7%, up from €9,297 in 2023.
According to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland / Teagasc Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2025, the Central Statistics Office data shows that the share of agricultural land, which transacts for sale annually is only around 0.5% of agricultural area and this, combined with strong demand for agricultural land is driving the increase in land prices.
Key report findings include:
- National average farmland sales prices forecast to rise by 6% in 2025
- Average price of non-residential agricultural land in 2024 was €9,907 per acre, an increase of 7% on 2023
- The most expensive land is in Waterford where good quality land on 50 to 100 acres holdings is fetching an average of €23,500 per acre
- The least expensive land is in Mayo where poor-quality land is selling for an average of €3,075 per acre on holdings over 100 acres
- SCSI agents expect average national land rental prices to increase by 7% this year
- Last year average land rental prices increased by 7% in Leinster, 3% in Munster and 13% in Connacht / Ulster
- Agents say lack of supply and strong demand for land, particularly from dairy farmers will continue to drive prices
- “But introduction of US import tariffs could temper rise in land prices”
- Teagasc says strong output prices should continue this year for most farming sectors but cautions about uncertainty in dairy markets over tariffs
- SCSI says Government should consider introduction of additional incentives to bring more land onto the market
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| Name | Company | County | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Carton | P N O'Gorman Ltd | Wexford, Kilkenny, | 051 421226 |
| Brendan Naughton | Oates Auctioneers | Roscommon | 906627878 |
| Celia Lamb | Wilsons Auctions Kingswood Interchange | Dublin | 01 464 2800 |
| Cianan Duff | Savills Residential and Country Agency | Dublin | 01 6181300 |
| Colum Murphy | Kehoe & Assoc., Auctioneers | Wexford | 053 9144393 |
| Cormac Meehan | Sean Meehan & Co. | Donegal | 071 9841351 |
| David Costelloe | Costelloe Estate Agents | Clare | 06 56821299 |
| Denis O'Roarke | O'Roarke Bros | Westmeath | 087 8240829. |
| Dillon Murtagh | Murtagh Bros | Westmeath | 044 934 2512 |
| Donagh Dougan | Dougan FitzGerald auctioneers | Tipperary | 052 6121003 |
| Eamonn A Spratt | Edmond Spratt & Son Ltd. | Waterford | 05842211 |
| Eoin Dillon | Eoin Dillon & Associates Real Estate Alliance | Tipperary | 067 33468 |
| Frank Flynn | Robt. B. Daly & Son Ltd | Drogheda | 041 9838607 |
| Ger Carmody | Ger Carmody Auctioneer and Chartered Surveyor | Kerry | info@gcauctioneers.ie |
| Ian McCarthy | Independent Property Consultant | Nationwide | 086 2540227 |
| James Lee | REA John Lee | Tipperary, Limerick, Clare | 061 378121 |
| John Dawson | REA Dawson | Carlow | 059 9151142 |
| John Radford | Sherry FitzGerald Radford | Wexford | john@radfordauctioneers.com |
| John Stokes | REA Stokes & Quirke | Tipperary | 052 6121788 |
| Kevin Miller | Gaynor Miller | Laois | 057 8678080 |
| Leo McCauley | McCauley Properties | Donegal | 086 2707281 |
| Liam Brady | Property Partners Garrett Loftus Ballina | Mayo | 096 22466 |
| Lourda McGowan | M.H. McGowan & Co | Leitrim | 087 2054746 |
| Margaret Harty | Harty & Co | Waterford | 087 2604482 |
| Martin O'Connor | DNG Martin O'Connor Auctioneers & Valuers | Galway | 091 866708 |
| Matt Dunne | Matt Dunne & Associates | Laois | 057 8623349 |
| Matthew Conry | REA Dawson | Carlow | 059 9151142 |
| Matthew Ryan | Matthew Ryan & Son | Tipperary | ryanmat63@gmail.com |
| Miah McGrath | McCarthy & McGrath Ltd | Cork | 021 4631755 |
| Michael McKenna | Michael Mckenna Auctioneer | Cork | 021 4279368 |
| Niall Gilligan | Niall Gilligan Auctioneers | Clare | 06 1369700 |
| Oliver Farrell | Foley Auctioneers And Chartered Surveyors | Meath | 087 2525037 |
| Pat Quirke | P F Quirke & Co Ltd | Clonmel | 052 612 1622 |
| Paul Gaynor | Gaynor Miller | Laois | 057 8678080 |
| Paul McElhinney | REA McElhinney | Donegal | 074 9153414 |
| Paul Stack | Sherry FitzGerald Stack | Kerry, Limerick, | (0) 683 2087 |
| Peter Murtagh | Peter Murtagh Chartered Surveyors Auctioneers & Agents | Cavan | 042 966 5355 |
| Philip Byrne | Coonan Property | Kildare | 16286128 |
| Philip Guckian | Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes | Dublin | 087 6608639 |
| Rothwell Staunton | Rothwell Staunton & Associates | Galway | 909642258 |
| Seamus Carthy | REA Seamus Carthy | Roscommon | 090 6630001 |
| Thomas Cronin | Irish and European Cork Ltd | Cork | 021 4277606 |
| Thomas Gavigan | T & J Gavigan | Meath | tom@tjgavigan.ie |
| Thomas Potterton | REA T E Potterton | Meath | 046 9431391 |