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Dairy Industry

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 December 2011

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Questions (237)

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

239 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value and volume of dairy products imported and exported in each of the past five years to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40053/11]

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Written answers

The Central Statistics Office compiles data on trade in agricultural products. The following tables set out the value and volume of the main dairy commodities imported and exported over the past five years.

Irish Dairy Produce Exports 2006 -2011

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011*

Butter

tonnes

141,516

143,272

123,995

120,050

134,413

111,547

€000

346,524

419,618

355,562

278,890

420,691

393,002

Cheese

tonnes

140,296

146,710

164,712

172,018

178,111

107,181

€000

429,671

486,646

611,978

500,313

560,572

363,052

SMP

tonnes

49,302

68,956

37,717

35,255

51,489

46,323

€000

102,945

202,417

100,969

64,088

114,718

112,819

WMP

tonnes

80,367

58,688

56,952

45,958

53,246

47,515

€000

150,421

154,157

163,914

94,515

135,416

136,258

Whey

tonnes

70,013

64,347

61,264

59,846

50,123

38,134

€000

75,748

91,325

82,963

64,313

67,379

58,393

Casein

tonnes

41,119

38,823

33,236

31,462

35,162

24,447

€000

215,910

240,794

259,233

160,752

206,582

167,754

Infant Formula

tonnes

98,809

94,030

106,836

101,524

96,951

64,833

€000

540,220

556,147

622,809

606,862

589,837

408,759

Total

tonnes

621,422

614,826

584,712

566,113

599,495

439,980

€000

1,861,439

2,151,104

2,197,428

1,769,733

2,095,195

1,640,037

Irish Dairy Produce Imports 2006-2011

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011*

Butter

tonnes

7,737

5,840

5,568

7,739

8,145

4,074

€000

21,009

14,267

14,408

16,635

19,916

11,004

Cheese

tonnes

28,951

41,871

41,963

39,857

48,609

44,581

€000

102,624

148,382

157,399

128,850

151,662

98,091

SMP

tonnes

5,760

8,955

3,944

2,466

2,673

1,311

€000

11,773

22,709

9,796

5,317

4,964

1,859

WMP

tonnes

7,253

5,546

6,333

3,521

5,018

2,185

€000

18,076

14,060

16,272

7,582

13,542

6,790

Whey

tonnes

22,470

17,296

17,696

21,873

19,222

15,139

€000

14,932

16,721

12,577

15,973

12,009

10,658

Casein

tonnes

649

341

390

756

460

388

€000

3,866

2,914

1,879

3,014

2,930

2,654

Infant Formula

tonnes

2,152

1,824

5,153

838

1,610

2,683

€000

13,291

10,875

14,055

4,320

7,298

10,894

Total

tonnes

74,972

81,673

81,047

77,050

85,737

70,361

€000

185,571

229,928

226,386

181,691

212,321

141,950

*Figures for 2011 are to August 2011

Source: CSO

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