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Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 May 2014

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Questions (188)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the targets set in Food Harvest 2020 continue to be met throughout each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/14]

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I am pleased to report that the industry developed targets set out in Food Harvest 2020 continue to be achieved. The following table illustrates the progress achieved on the headline targets as well as the current position in each of the main sectors.

Headline Targets

Baseline

(2007-2009 Average*)

FH2020 Target

Latest Position

Primary

€4.596 billion

€6.27 billion

€6.13 billion

Exports

€8.298 billion

€12 billion

€10.29 billion

Gross Value Added

€6.053 billion (*2008 only)

€8.57 billion

€7.27 billion (2011 only)

Sectoral Data

Milk Output Value

€1.465 billion

+50%

+ 40%

Cattle Output Value

€1.552 billion

+20%

+ 38%

Pigs Output Value

€309 million

+50%

+ 53%

Sheep Output Value

€172 million

+20%

+ 26%

These figures illustrate that the value of overall primary output is already more than three quarters of the way to its FH2020 target while the value of both food and beverage exports and GVA is half-way there.

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