Vol. 467 No. 6
41 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the total value of Ireland's beef industry; the total value of our beef exports; if he will give a breakdown of the location and value of such exports; whether the animals were slaughtered or live when exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/96]
The information requested is as follows: The total value of the Irish beef industry in 1995 was £1,355 million. The value of Irish beef exports is estimated at £955 million and the value of live exports is estimated at £250 million.
The total number of live animals exported was 368,000.
Beef exports by destination, volume and value are given in the following table.
Irish Beef Exports 1995
|
000 tonnes(cwe) |
ValueIr£million |
|
|
Total of which to: |
580 |
955 |
|
UK |
100 |
210 |
|
Total EU (excl UK) |
155 |
345 |
|
France |
75 |
168 |
|
Italy |
22 |
46 |
|
Netherlands |
21 |
44 |
|
Germany |
11 |
23 |
|
Sweden |
11 |
28 |
|
Denmark |
10 |
26 |
|
Spain |
5 |
11 |
|
Total Third |
325 |
400 |
|
Country of which: |
||
|
Russia |
120 |
140 |
|
Egypt |
40 |
65 |
|
Iran |
25 |
45 |
|
S. Arabia |
35 |
50 |
|
S. Africa |
12 |
18 |
|
000 Head |
Value Ir£million |
|
|
Total of which to: |
368 |
250 |
|
Egypt |
176 |
130 |
|
Libya |
79 |
60 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
6 |
5 |
|
Northern Ireland |
18 |
9 |
|
Spain |
38 |
19 |
|
Italy |
23 |
11 |
|
Netherlands |
14 |
7 |
|
France |
8 |
4 |
|
Others |
6 |
5 |
