Today the RPA have announced the payment rates for the 2019 BPS.

BPS 2019 Entitlement Values:-

• Non-SDA - €182.70 (2018 - €181.39)
• SDA non-Moorland - €181.34 (2018 - €180.00)
• SDA Moorland - €49.76 (2018 - €49.09)

BPS 2019 'Greening' Payment Rates:-

• Non-SDA - €78.69 (2018 - €78.13)
• SDA non-Moorland - €78.11 (2018 - €77.53)
• Moorland SDA - €21.43 (2018 - €21.14)

At the end of September the 2019 exchange rate was confirmed as €1 = £0.89092 (the 2018 rate was €1 = £0.89281)

The BPS 2019 payment window opens on Monday 2nd December 2019 and closes on 30th June 2020.