Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2017
553. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage that live animal exports represent of the overall market in agricultural exports for each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the estimated value in euro of live animal exports for each of the years 2010 to 2016. [21787/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe statistics the Deputy is seeking are listed in the table below.
|
Exports €000 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Jan - Feb 2017 |
|
Value of exports of live animals (€) |
338,680 |
356,884 |
329,660 |
432,095 |
399,672 |
430,508 |
339,863 |
58,952 |
|
Value of live animal exports as a % of total agri-food exports |
3.8% |
3.7% |
3.3% |
4.1% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
2.8% |
3.1% |
(Source: CSO Agri-Food statistics)
