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Pork Exports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2018

Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Questions (187)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

187. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which pork is being is exported by country, volume and value in 2016; the final year figures for 2107 of total exports, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10785/18]

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In 2017 Irish agrifood exports recorded their 8th consecutive year of growth to reach an estimated €13.6 billion. Within that, meat exports including beef, sheepmeat, pigmeat and poultry came to a total of over €3.78 billion.

The value of total pig meat exports, taking account of all pigment including prepared and preserved, was more that €790 million in 2017; an increase from €733 million in 2016. The volume of exports rose by over 10 million tonnes from 265.3 million tonnes in 2016 to 275.7million tonnes in 2017.

The following table of Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures outline the breakdown of Ireland's total pigmeat exports (including prepared and preserved) by country. In view of the volume of statistical data collected as part of agrifood trade statistics, some errors in respect of individual products may occur. Where these anomalies are identified, the Department will liaise with the Central Statistics Office to highlight and amend the information as required. 

 

2016

2017

Country

€ 000

Tonnes

€ 000

Tonnes

Albania

29

25

 

 

Angola

 

 

9

25

Australia

12,367

5,132

16,374

5,335

Austria

1,569

620

1,126

462

Bahamas

327

126

204

75

Bahrain

6

1

 

 

Barbados

 

 

34

17

Belgium

2,278

2,350

2,641

2,606

Bermuda

143

47

107

36

Brazil

 

 

25

25

Bulgaria

59

52

132

72

Canada

2,111

717

5,818

1,652

Chile

68

25

100

50

China

119,286

73,090

100,294

63,443

Colombia

 

 

23

25

Congo

54

75

74

72

Congo (Dem Rep)

 

 

250

224

Cyprus

 

 

2

0

Czech Republic

5,717

2,306

14,649

5,197

Denmark

34,173

16,044

38,587

15,584

Equatorial Guinea

30

50

 

 

Estonia

787

492

709

283

Finland

1,602

302

1,293

243

France

13,098

3,184

14,586

2,499

Georgia

373

205

57

25

Germany

30,687

16,237

34,184

16,116

Ghana

 

 

5

1

Gibraltar

31

11

23

9

Great Britain

385,493

97,590

401,936

107,756

Greece

37

7

48

17

Guam

 

 

314

110

Haiti

29

35

 

 

Hong Kong

2,272

1,677

2,179

1,472

Hungary

917

619

1,657

867

India

45

17

 

 

Italy

1,944

728

3,909

1,521

Ivory Coast

207

433

140

257

Jamaica

376

193

563

204

Japan

14,162

4,750

26,201

8,789

Latvia

 

 

5

5

Liberia

 

 

30

69

Lithuania

364

171

695

258

Luxembourg

12

3

11

3

Malta

71

13

144

27

Netherlands

7,199

2,921

7,447

2,207

New Zealand

1,470

659

1,903

731

Northern Ireland

25,631

6,191

43,888

9,203

Norway

 

 

1

0

Philippines

5,363

4,601

8,223

7,312

Poland

4,200

1,720

4,993

1,778

Portugal

1,634

213

2,508

212

Romania

32

20

41

22

Saudi Arabia

88

25

 

 

Senegal

16

22

 

 

Serbia

 

 

62

21

Singapore

1,153

533

768

429

Slovakia

15

3

27

7

Slovenia

19

4

9

2

South Africa

1,974

1,009

2,921

1,311

South Korea

11,232

5,048

8,253

3,174

Spain

4,218

562

8,291

1,114

Sweden

9,085

6,249

8,031

6,358

Switzerland

 

 

521

53

Trinidad & Tobago

1,516

600

2,184

791

UAE

1,647

399

1,870

445

USA

25,427

6,360

19,021

4,860

Vietnam

1,290

889

413

309

Total

733,933

265,353

790,514

275,767

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