National farmland prices are forecast to rise by 8 per cent on average this year.

That's according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland/Teagasc annual agricultural land market report.

The most expensive land is in Kildare where good quality land is fetching an average of just over € 15,000 per acre.

The cheapest is in Mayo where poor-quality land is selling for an average of € 2,866 per acre.

Edward McCauley from the SCSI explained whey Kildare topped the land quality charts: