Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2019
517. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount and value of fish exports that are in commodity form in tonnage and as a percentage of total exports from the latest data. [25086/19]
View answerThe following table shows the total export figures from 2016 to the 1st Quarter 2019. These figures include live, fresh and frozen seafood products.
|
Year |
Tonnes |
Value (€) |
|
2016 |
201,254 |
555,039,271 |
|
2017 |
239,856 |
617,388,067 |
|
2018 |
222,214 |
577,382,092 |
|
2019 – Q1 |
77,327 |
173,365,214 |
Data Source: CSO
While the CSO is responsible for collecting and reporting statistics on such matters, Bord Bia monitors and reports on the performance of all Irish food exports, including seafood. The Deputy may be interested to read further detail on the performance and projections of such exports in the annual reports, published online.
https://www.bordbia.ie/industry/insights/export-performance-and-prospects/.
