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79% of agrifood businesses are planning to grow over the next 12 months. Input costs rose for 91% of businesses, the highest level since the research began in 2018. 58% grew revenue over the past 12 months, although only 38% grew net profit as margins are squeezed.

Budget 2027 scraps the three-year wait and doubles the tax credit to €10,000 a year. Here's what the overhaul of Registered Succession Farm Partnerships means for farm families planning succession.

Entering a farm partnership can create valuable opportunities, but how do you protect your time, money and hard work when you don’t own the land? ifac Partner Seán McGovern explains what to consider before entering an agreement.

88% of food businesses faced rising costs. Only 49% raised prices. Here's why customer concentration is holding pricing power back.

Energy remains the biggest driver of inflation, with oil prices up 40% since August 2025. A 1,000-litre fill of kerosene now costs an average of €1,631 – around €700 more than a year ago – with ongoing global conflicts creating the potential for further increases.

For many owners of food and agribusiness SMEs, succession sits on the long-term agenda rather than the immediate one. There is always another customer issue, recruitment problem or investment decision demanding attention. Yet every business will eventually face a change in ownership or leadership. Planning early gives the owner much more control over when and how that happens.

Most successful business owners have a clear view of how their business is performing. They know their turnover, margins and costs. They have targets for the year ahead and a sense of where they want the business to be in three, five or ten years.

88% of food businesses faced rising costs. Only 49% raised prices. Here's why customer concentration is holding pricing power back.

The gap between revenue growth and profit growth stands out in this year's survey. While 58% of businesses increased revenue over the past 12 months, only 38% increased net profit and almost all faced higher input costs.

In this keynote interview for our 2026 Food & Agribusiness Report, with our Group Head of Growth and Agrifood Consulting, David Leydon, the newly appointed Head of the University College Dublin School of Agriculture and Food Science sets out five priorities for the next five years and explains why industry has become one of the university’s most important teachers.

91% of food and agribusinesses report record input costs, the highest in nine years. Many are stockpiling against disruption, but few have formal risk plans in place.

A new report published by ifac finds that while Irish food and agribusiness leaders remain committed to growth, optimism has declined and cost pressures have reached their highest level in nine years