Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 March 2022
237. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grain by type produced in the State in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount by type imported in the State in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount imported of which is GMO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13177/22]
View answerTable 1 provides Central Statistics Office (CSO) data on wheat, oats and barley produced in Ireland for the years 2012 to 2020. CSO production data for 2021 is not currently available but is expected at the end of April 2022.
Table 2 provides full year data on imports of wheat, oats and barley for the years 2012 to 2021 and the to date figures in 2022. This import data is based on returns provided by feed business operators to my Department in accordance with animal feed regulations.
There were no imports of GMO wheat, GMO barley or GMO oats in the period 2013 to date in 2022. Data in relation to 2012 is not available.
