Jackie Cahill
Question:1857. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of grain that is exported outside of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19315/22]
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Questions (1857, 1858)
Jackie Cahill
Question:1858. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage and the varieties of grain that were exported in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19316/22]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1857 and 1858 together.
In 2021 Ireland exported 191,170 tonnes of grains, composed of 109,650 tonnes of Maize (corn), 49,900 tonnes of wheat and meslin, 27,550 tonnes of barley, with small quantities of rye, oats, rice and buckwheat, millet and canary seed also exported.
The 2021 exports were up slightly on 2020, when 170,800 tonnes of grains were exported, and on 2019, when 175,550 tonnes of grains were exported from Ireland.
Almost all of the exports of grain, 184,563 tonnes, or 96.5%, went to the United Kingdom, while 3.4% of grain exports went to Netherlands. The remaining 0.07% of the grain exports, or 140 tonnes, went to 25 other countries, 10 of which are in the EU and 15 are outside the EU.
Of all the grain exported in 2021 from Ireland, 51 tonnes went to countries outside the UK or EU.
Full details of Ireland's exports of grains over the past three years is detailed in the attached excel sheet.
Question No. 1858 answered with Question No. 1857.