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