Beef Imports

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Questions (139)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

139 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of beef imported to Ireland over each of the past five years; the country or countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32890/12]

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Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The following table, based on official CSO trade data, shows the volumes of beef imported into Ireland over the last five years and the main source countries during that time:

Beef imports into Ireland for the last five years

	2007Tonnes	2008Tonnes	2009Tonnes	2010Tonnes	2011Tonnes
Total	28,718	32,600	34,261	40,300	45,530

of which, from
GB and NI	17,151	20,844	21,029	28,985	35,895
Brazil	5,301	1,178	1,658	858	755
Netherlands	3,378	3,499	2,808	1,491	1,708
France	879	877	777	877	633
Germany	576	2,389	1,641	1,026	941
Denmark	274	946	394	175	120
Spain	176	515	490	768	953
Belgium	67	340	323	1,610	1,120
Poland	35	619	789	779	1028
Uruguay	0	598	2,806	1,782	478