Martin Ferris
Ceist:424. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef imported into this country by month to date in 2014. [41450/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 4 November 2014
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Freagraí scríofa
The amount of beef imported per month is set out below up to end-August which is the most recent point for which the CSO has available data. The figures below are in tonnes.
|
Jan-14 |
Feb-14 |
Mar-14 |
Apr-14 |
May-14 |
Jun-14 |
Jul-14 |
Aug-14 |
Grand Total 2014 |
|
1,683 |
1,343 |
2,006 |
1,919 |
2,288 |
1,935 |
1,647 |
2,153 |
14,975 |
Ireland produced approximately 520,000 tonnes of beef in 2013 and Bord Bia estimates that around 470,000 tonnes of this was exported.