Farmland in Tipperary sold for an average of just under €11,000 per acre last year – up almost 25% on 2010 figures.
That's according to a survey by Ganly Walters on national agricultural land and farm prices.
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It found that more than 16,800 acres changed hands last year, while the average price for farmland was just over €10,500 per acre.
That's an increase of just 0.01 per cent on the 2013, but is 20 per cent above the prices recorded during the worst year of the recession in 2010.
Strong price increases of 24% were seen in the south west with an average of €10,943 per acre for the 3,410 acres sold in counties Tipperary, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.
