Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017
185. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual volume of Brazilian beef imported here over the 2014 to 2016 period based on latest data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14744/17]
View answerThe annual volume of beef imported into Ireland from Brazil is relatively modest. In 2014, 116 tonnes, valued at €578,000, was imported into Ireland. In 2015 these import volumes fell to 70 tonnes, at a value of €377,000. A more substantial reduction in 2016 has brought this figure down to 22 tonnes, or €98,000 in value terms. This information is based on the latest available CSO statistics.
