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Wed 11 Nov 2009IFA says 2009 farm income will fall by 28%
FARM INCOME will drop by 28 per cent this year, the Irish Farmers’ Association has claimed, with average income from full-time farming falling to €16,000.
The figures, compiled by the IFA’s economic unit, also show income from part-time farming this year will be only €13,000.
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