Potato production rose 4.3% from 2023, while sugarcane saw a modest increase of 0.7%. Permanent crops, however, declined: banana output dropped 3% to 25,688 tonnes, and grape production fell sharply by 20.5%, totalling 3,232 tonnes.

Between 2019 and 2023, the number of agricultural holdings decreased by 9.8% to 12,202, yet the Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) grew 2.1%, reaching 4,702.9 hectares – reversing a long-term trend of decline in land use.

Provisional figures from Madeira’s Regional Agricultural Economic Accounts (CEAREG) show agricultural output reached €149.8 million in 2023, a 6.8% nominal increase. In 2024, producer prices for agricultural goods rose by 10.4%, with plant production up 11.0% and animal production up 3.1%. Meanwhile, the cost of production inputs dropped by 8.2%, driven by significant reductions in fertiliser prices (-30.7%) and modest declines in feed and energy costs (both -5.3%).

In livestock, poultry slaughter increased by 1.1% (around 3.5 thousand tonnes), while egg production fell 0.9% to 32.4 million units. Total meat from slaughtered animals fell by 8.1%, mainly due to lower pig and cattle numbers.

Fishing saw a large drop in catch volumes (3.5 thousand tonnes), particularly in tuna (-56.9%), mackerel (-51.5%), and scad (-60.2%). However, black scabbardfish landings rose 8.5% and accounted for 65.4% of the total catch. First-sale revenues totalled €16.7 million, with scabbardfish alone generating €11.4 million, up 14.7%.

In agriculture, gilthead bream production declined by 2.4% to 1,362 tonnes, though revenue rose 6.6% to €8.5 million.