Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 January 2018
233. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland exports dairy product; the volume and value in 2016 and 2017 of dairy exports, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2647/18]
View answerIn 2016, Ireland exported dairy products, including dairy ingredients to 132 countries totalling over €3.9 billion worth of produce. The following table, based on CSO data, outlines details in respect of values and tonnage by country. It is understood that the first CSO estimates for 2017 will be available in mid-February. However, trends and analysis indicate that aggregate dairy exports in 2017 increased by approaching 20%, another robust performance.
Irish Dairy Exports by Country 2016
|
COUNTRY |
€ 000* |
Tonnes |
|
United Kingdom |
856,445 |
337,339 |
|
China |
540,766 |
61,433 |
|
Netherlands |
367,988 |
137,850 |
|
Germany |
271,993 |
96,465 |
|
United States |
172,435 |
33,819 |
|
France |
159,290 |
54,383 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
130,774 |
23,584 |
|
Poland |
107,156 |
31,946 |
|
Hong Kong |
102,354 |
8,196 |
|
Belgium |
84,049 |
25,675 |
|
Nigeria |
68,672 |
37,443 |
|
Spain |
59,071 |
15,655 |
|
Russia |
53,718 |
16,129 |
|
Mexico |
52,560 |
14,539 |
|
Senegal |
46,634 |
25,927 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
42,370 |
15,844 |
|
Algeria |
42,073 |
16,499 |
|
Vietnam |
40,780 |
4,932 |
|
Malaysia |
39,475 |
13,807 |
|
Italy |
37,445 |
12,282 |
|
Egypt |
37,289 |
14,776 |
|
Iraq |
36,073 |
16,040 |
|
Israel |
27,393 |
3,337 |
|
Kuwait |
24,551 |
3,461 |
|
Mali |
23,783 |
14,116 |
|
Turkey |
22,770 |
6,122 |
|
Jordan |
20,721 |
4,026 |
|
Canada |
20,685 |
4,267 |
|
Indonesia |
20,642 |
10,908 |
|
Taiwan |
19,602 |
1,671 |
|
South Africa |
18,734 |
7,905 |
|
Singapore |
18,476 |
5,706 |
|
Greece |
17,752 |
3,652 |
|
Colombia |
16,842 |
1,851 |
|
Ghana |
16,272 |
9,782 |
|
Morocco |
15,340 |
5,334 |
|
Japan |
14,851 |
5,192 |
|
Austria |
13,243 |
5,173 |
|
Philippines |
13,143 |
3,838 |
|
Denmark |
12,764 |
5,011 |
|
Congo (Dem Rep) |
12,493 |
7,232 |
|
Peru |
12,469 |
1,864 |
|
Togo |
11,165 |
6,507 |
|
Oman |
10,088 |
930 |
|
Guatemala |
9,583 |
1,656 |
|
Thailand |
8,749 |
5,153 |
|
Palestine |
8,376 |
757 |
|
Trinidad & Tabago |
8,228 |
2,794 |
|
Pakistan |
8,090 |
3,906 |
|
Lebanon |
7,970 |
2,726 |
|
Bahrain |
7,430 |
1,798 |
|
Australia |
6,938 |
912 |
|
Libya |
6,724 |
2,933 |
|
Chile |
6,452 |
817 |
|
Iran |
6,360 |
2,047 |
|
New Zealand |
6,210 |
3,562 |
|
Qatar |
5,818 |
668 |
|
Ivory Coast |
5,815 |
3,299 |
|
Burkina Faso |
5,734 |
3,204 |
|
Angola |
5,671 |
2,941 |
|
Afghanistan |
4,815 |
3,012 |
|
Yemen |
4,734 |
2,679 |
|
Tunisia |
4,681 |
1,416 |
|
Panama |
4,518 |
349 |
|
Congo |
4,035 |
1,367 |
|
Costa Rica |
4,027 |
1,388 |
|
Czech Republic |
3,898 |
1,195 |
|
Ecuador |
3,850 |
367 |
|
Dominican Republic |
3,716 |
584 |
|
Sweden |
3,565 |
900 |
|
Malawi |
3,469 |
1,833 |
|
El Salvador |
3,383 |
1,159 |
|
South Korea |
3,298 |
1,269 |
|
Malta |
3,078 |
1,228 |
|
Romania |
3,059 |
1,056 |
|
Portugal |
3,034 |
762 |
|
Niger |
2,723 |
1,557 |
|
Switzerland |
2,580 |
633 |
|
Tanzania |
2,474 |
1,377 |
|
Brazil |
2,020 |
399 |
|
Burma |
2,007 |
1,275 |
|
Cyprus |
1,936 |
355 |
|
Benin |
1,935 |
1,033 |
|
Chad |
1,762 |
1,028 |
|
Bangladesh |
1,739 |
959 |
|
Cambodia |
1,617 |
113 |
|
Gambia |
1,378 |
802 |
|
Bahamas |
1,349 |
264 |
|
Mauritius |
1,319 |
484 |
|
Liberia |
1,245 |
765 |
|
Guinea |
1,216 |
656 |
|
Seychelles |
1,213 |
200 |
|
Zambia |
1,188 |
643 |
|
Norway |
1,035 |
189 |
|
Slovakia |
1,024 |
355 |
|
Zimbabwe |
955 |
565 |
|
Honduras |
809 |
406 |
|
Mauritania |
664 |
382 |
|
Georgia |
625 |
266 |
|
Kenya |
622 |
285 |
|
Syria |
605 |
692 |
|
Somalia |
585 |
107 |
|
Ethiopia |
550 |
148 |
|
Cameroon |
520 |
234 |
|
Guyana |
505 |
177 |
|
Hungary |
436 |
99 |
|
Gabon |
426 |
249 |
|
Belarus |
375 |
78 |
|
Sudan |
348 |
29 |
|
Cuba |
338 |
125 |
|
Venezuela |
315 |
15 |
|
Uruguay |
269 |
87 |
|
Lithuania |
246 |
53 |
|
Azerbaijan |
235 |
50 |
|
India |
215 |
119 |
|
Rwanda |
214 |
150 |
|
Barbados |
210 |
42 |
|
Cape Verde |
195 |
75 |
|
Cayman Islands |
184 |
37 |
|
Bermuda |
156 |
31 |
|
Gibraltar |
156 |
32 |
|
Surinam |
144 |
8 |
|
Finland |
138 |
51 |
|
Mozambique |
136 |
219 |
|
Jamaica |
97 |
19 |
|
Nepal |
94 |
50 |
|
Maldives |
31 |
45 |
|
Central African Republic |
23 |
14 |
|
Slovenia |
15 |
5 |
|
Bulgaria |
13 |
6 |
|
Montenegro |
7 |
0.5 |
|
Guam |
1 |
0.03 |
|
Grand Total |
3,951,757 |
1,210,235 |
*Value data rounded to nearest appropriate decimal point
