Monaghan has the most expensive land in Ulster with good quality land fetching around €13,500 per acre.
That's according to SCSI auctioneers and valuers who are forecasting modest growth in land prices and rental rates for 2026.
Both the price of agricultural land and rental prices are expected to increase by 4%.
In Cavan food quality land was making €10,000 per acre.
The survey found that Wexford has the most expensive land in the country with an average price of €19,226 per acre.
While Leitrim has the lowest average poor quality land prices at €3,772 per acre across the three holding sizes.
Prices for poor quality land ranged from an average of €7,125 in Cavan - up from €6,500 last year and €7,000 in Monaghan for poor quality land up from €6,000 in 2025.
