Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
1859. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which wheat is exported to from the European Union; the tonnage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19317/22]
View answerAccording to Eurostat, in 2021 the EU 27 countries exported 29 million tonnes of wheat to 95 countries, down from 35.9 million tonnes in 2020 to 103 countries and 28.5 million tonnes to 100 countries in 2019. (Countries include those to which EU exports exceeded one tonne or more of wheat).
The top ten countries for EU27 exports of wheat and meslin are outlined in the table below, with Algeria the number one export destination with 5.8 million tonnes in 2021, followed by Nigeria and Egypt.
Wheat and Meslin Exports by EU-27 to Countries Outside the EU-27 in Tonnes
|
Country |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Algeria |
4,714,125 |
6,267,537 |
5,774,456 |
|
Nigeria |
494,177 |
2,257,878 |
2,468,322 |
|
Egypt |
2,339,014 |
1,526,560 |
2,271,000 |
|
Morocco |
1,850,811 |
2,901,391 |
1,971,475 |
|
China |
903,025 |
2,876,484 |
1,818,925 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
3,064,740 |
2,664,475 |
1,108,620 |
|
United Kingdom |
669,447 |
1,617,819 |
1,014,774 |
|
Republic of South Korea |
560,018 |
182,876 |
915,302 |
|
South Africa |
1,209,825 |
1,333,456 |
867,019 |
|
Tunisia |
554,522 |
539,365 |
755,070 |
