Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 March 2019
518. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by country in volume and value in 2018 of pork exports; the percentage of total exports to each country in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12431/19]
View answerLast year the total value of pigmeat exports, taking account of all pigmeat including prepared and preserved, was more than €832 million, an increase from €793 million in 2017. Additionally, in volume terms, exports rose by almost 10 million tonnes growing from 277 million tonnes in 2017 to 286 million tonnes in 2018.
The following table, based on CSO data, shows the total pigmeat exports and exports to some of Ireland's key markets in 2018.
|
Country |
€000 |
Tonnes |
% value |
|
Angola |
13 |
25 |
<1% |
|
Australia |
18,025 |
6,670 |
2.17% |
|
Austria |
759 |
277 |
1% |
|
Azerbaijan |
31 |
25 |
<1% |
|
Bahrain |
5 |
1 |
<1% |
|
Belgium |
2,835 |
2,427 |
<1% |
|
Bermuda |
106 |
35 |
<1% |
|
Bulgaria |
474 |
289 |
<1% |
|
Canada |
5,120 |
1,538 |
<1% |
|
Central African Republic |
10 |
25 |
<1% |
|
Chile |
81 |
52 |
<1% |
|
China (incl. Hong Kong) |
79,164 |
59,438 |
9.52% |
|
Congo |
131 |
147 |
<1% |
|
Croatia |
16 |
3 |
<1% |
|
Czech Republic |
14,184 |
5,583 |
1.70% |
|
Denmark |
51,472 |
20,238 |
6.19% |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
13 |
25 |
<1% |
|
Estonia |
1,572 |
651 |
<1% |
|
Finland |
1,372 |
252 |
<1% |
|
France |
19,668 |
3,187 |
2.36% |
|
Germany |
31,638 |
16,155 |
3.80% |
|
Ghana |
462 |
712 |
<1% |
|
Gibraltar |
14 |
5 |
<1% |
|
Greece |
103 |
30 |
<1% |
|
Guam |
355 |
143 |
<1% |
|
Haiti |
33 |
75 |
<1% |
|
Hungary |
1,403 |
955 |
<1% |
|
Iceland |
24 |
5 |
<1% |
|
Italy |
3,545 |
744 |
<1% |
|
Ivory Coast |
292 |
606 |
<1% |
|
Jamaica |
385 |
174 |
<1% |
|
Japan |
41,364 |
14,805 |
4.97% |
|
Latvia |
74 |
59 |
<1% |
|
Lebanon |
83 |
14 |
<1% |
|
Liberia |
22 |
49 |
<1% |
|
Lithuania |
723 |
298 |
1% |
|
Luxembourg |
8 |
2 |
<1% |
|
Malaysia |
18 |
25 |
<1% |
|
Malta |
156 |
36 |
<1% |
|
Netherlands |
9,308 |
2,375 |
1.12% |
|
New Zealand |
1,718 |
734 |
<1% |
|
Philippines |
7,878 |
8,248 |
1% |
|
Poland |
3,378 |
1,374 |
<1% |
|
Portugal |
2,446 |
202 |
<1% |
|
Romania |
21 |
3 |
<1% |
|
Saudi Arabia |
25 |
25 |
<1% |
|
Singapore |
439 |
445 |
<1% |
|
Slovakia |
53 |
12 |
<1% |
|
Slovenia |
17 |
3 |
<1% |
|
South Africa |
1,347 |
895 |
<1% |
|
South Korea |
13,765 |
6,193 |
1.65% |
|
Spain |
14,226 |
1,617 |
1.71% |
|
Sweden |
7,154 |
6,436 |
<1% |
|
Switzerland |
680 |
58 |
<1% |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
2,392 |
960 |
<1% |
|
United Kingdom |
471,533 |
115,041 |
56.67% |
|
United Arab Emirates |
1,370 |
342 |
<1% |
|
United States |
18,267 |
5,145 |
2.20% |
|
Vietnam |
313 |
211 |
<1% |
|
Grand Total |
832,083 |
286,099 |
