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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2020

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Questions (827)

Matt Carthy

Question:

827. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries other than the UK to which Irish agriculture products have been exported to in 2020, in tabular form; the value of those exports in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/20]

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Agri-food is Ireland’s largest indigenous exporting sector. Irish food and agricultural products are produced by thousands of farmers, fishermen and agri-food companies across Ireland. This locally produced food is exported to over 180 countries around the world, with agri-food exports totalling €14.5 billion in 2019.

The United Kingdom remains our largest trading partner with 38% (€5.5 billion) of agri-food products exported to this destination in 2019. Other EU countries accounted for approximately 32% (€4.7 billion) of agri-food exports and the rest of the world accounted for approximately 30% (€4.3 billion).

Between January and September 2020, Ireland has exported €10.4 billion of agri-food exports. In 2020 to end-September, a slightly smaller proportion of the agri-food exports went to the UK, at 35%, while 33% went to EU countries and 32% to other countries.

The attached spreadsheet includes details of value and volume of exports by destination for the full year of 2019 and between January and September 2020. 

This data is drawn from CSO trade data. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data, some errors in respect of individual countries may occur. Where these anomalies are identified, the Department will liaise with the Central Statistics Office to highlight and amend the information as required.

Agri-food Exports

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