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Dairy Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2018

Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Ceisteanna (185)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

185. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which dairy products are exported by country, volume and value in 2016; the final figures for 2017 of total exports, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10783/18]

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Freagraí scríofa

In 2017, Ireland exported dairy products, including dairy ingredients to 147 countries totalling over €4.6 billion worth of produce.  The following table, based on CSO data, outlines details in respect of values and tonnage by country. 

Irish dairy products have a highly rated and hard earned reputation in terms of quality, safety and sustainability, and this gives them a competitive edge in markets over the world.  My Department, in conjunction with other stakeholders, including the Irish dairy companies and agencies such as Bord Bia, are playing a key role in building the market for Irish dairy with intensive Ministerial trade mission programmes and other promotional work.  Against the backdrop of our efforts to significantly increase dairy output and grow the sector, export market diversification is of the upmost importance, and this is particularly true in the context of a post-Brexit scenario.

Aggregate dairy exports in 2017 increased by approx 17.6% in value against 2016, indicating another robust performance by the Irish dairy sector in international markets. In view of the volume of statistical data collected as part of agrifood trade statistics, some errors in respect of individual products may occur.  Where these anomalies are identified, the Department will liaise with the Central Statistics Office to highlight and amend the information as required

 Irish Dairy Exports by Country

 2016

 2016

 2017

 2017

COUNTRY

€ 000

Tonnes

€ 000

Tonnes

TOTAL

3,951,941

1,210,286

4,647,171

1,363,771

Great Britain

801,788

272,897

904,363

267,427

China

540,766

61,433

572,456

65,458

Netherlands

367,985

137,849

514,268

167,135

Germany

271,993

96,465

372,134

117,738

France

159,290

54,383

200,947

59,643

United States

172,435

33,819

189,037

37,930

Belgium

84,049

25,675

154,438

30,101

Saudi Arabia

130,774

23,584

132,683

21,663

Nigeria

68,672

37,443

95,071

45,912

Hong Kong

102,354

8,196

94,782

9,084

Poland

107,156

31,946

93,423

33,661

Northern Ireland

54,844

64,493

91,891

115,020

Algeria

42,073

16,499

70,750

21,986

Spain

59,071

15,655

68,944

16,217

United Arab Emirates

42,370

15,844

61,048

22,237

Russia

53,718

16,129

52,016

14,195

Senegal

46,634

25,927

51,526

24,607

Italy

37,445

12,282

47,203

12,407

Iraq

36,073

16,040

44,551

18,298

Turkey

22,770

6,122

42,349

8,016

Mexico

52,560

14,539

40,220

6,926

Malaysia

39,475

13,807

35,707

15,799

Philippines

13,143

3,838

32,079

10,212

South Africa

18,734

7,906

30,474

10,112

Japan

14,851

5,192

29,933

8,606

Mali

23,783

14,116

29,099

15,742

Israel

27,393

3,337

26,503

3,229

Egypt

37,289

14,776

22,054

7,900

Vietnam

40,780

4,932

20,271

2,768

Taiwan

19,602

1,671

19,676

2,171

Ghana

16,272

9,782

19,394

10,350

Singapore

18,476

5,706

17,985

7,433

Jordan

20,721

4,026

16,792

3,477

Kuwait

24,551

3,461

15,964

1,900

Greece

17,752

3,652

15,803

3,360

Indonesia

20,642

10,908

15,567

6,335

Thailand

8,749

5,153

15,338

6,156

Austria

13,243

5,173

15,208

4,163

Peru

12,469

1,864

14,977

3,352

Congo (Dem Rep)

12,493

7,232

14,402

7,430

Morocco

15,340

5,334

12,680

3,045

Pakistan

8,090

3,906

12,510

6,209

Denmark

12,764

5,011

12,509

4,810

Togo

11,165

6,507

11,752

5,916

Ivory Coast

5,815

3,299

11,488

5,771

Oman

10,088

930

11,237

1,211

Canada

20,685

4,267

10,503

1,361

Iran

6,360

2,047

10,247

2,235

Niger

2,723

1,557

9,659

4,918

Burkina Faso

5,734

3,204

9,612

4,472

Trinidad & Tabago

8,228

2,795

9,195

3,044

New Zealand

6,210

3,562

9,130

5,512

Guatemala

9,583

1,656

9,003

2,029

Bahrain

7,430

1,798

8,606

2,166

Congo

4,035

1,367

8,520

3,352

Colombia

16,842

1,851

8,360

1,064

Bangladesh

1,739

959

8,179

3,675

Lebanon

7,970

2,726

7,484

2,093

Angola

5,671

2,941

7,470

3,448

Occupied Palestine

8,376

757

6,462

585

Afghanistan

4,815

3,012

6,329

3,096

Qatar

5,818

668

6,319

753

Argentina

 

 

6,272

2,553

Yemen

4,734

2,679

6,240

2,507

Chile

6,452

817

5,973

890

Tunisia

4,681

1,416

5,725

1,658

Australia

6,938

912

5,587

1,150

Panama

4,518

349

5,526

813

South Korea

3,298

1,269

5,097

1,459

Malta

3,078

1,228

4,436

1,477

Burma

2,007

1,275

4,290

1,518

Malawi

3,469

1,833

4,260

1,818

Czech Republic

3,898

1,195

4,256

1,176

Sweden

3,565

900

4,081

948

Tanzania United Rep

2,474

1,377

3,829

1,769

Costa Rica

4,027

1,388

3,591

965

Gambia

1,378

802

3,481

1,738

El Salvador

3,383

1,159

3,427

916

Switzerland

2,580

633

3,248

843

Benin

1,935

1,033

3,153

1,572

Mauritania

664

382

3,138

1,734

Romania

3,059

1,056

3,131

881

Portugal

3,034

762

3,090

747

Guinea

1,216

656

2,984

1,484

Dominican Republic

3,716

584

2,894

415

Kenya

622

285

2,579

1,397

Syria

605

692

2,212

2,555

Ecuador

3,850

367

1,871

208

Mauritius

1,319

484

1,842

635

Gabon

426

249

1,769

860

Brazil

2,020

399

1,693

356

Bahamas

1,349

264

1,659

300

Cyprus

1,936

355

1,616

275

Libya

6,724

2,933

1,560

641

Cameroon

520

234

1,485

535

Zimbabwe

955

565

1,421

756

Hungary

436

99

1,322

341

Zambia

1,188

643

1,321

743

Norway

1,035

189

1,262

243

Jamaica

97

19

1,260

499

Chad

1,762

1,028

1,199

650

Surinam

144

8

1,199

391

Liberia

1,245

765

1,108

563

Seychelles

1,213

200

1,039

165

Guyana

505

177

909

258

India

215

119

907

648

Sudan

348

29

900

244

Ethiopia

550

148

729

80

Somalia

585

107

663

94

Slovenia

15

5

604

173

Uruguay

269

87

548

147

Slovakia

1,024

355

546

155

Bulgaria

13

6

509

159

Cape Verde

195

75

458

152

Namibia

0

0

455

150

Marshall Islands

0

0

402

208

Croatia

0

0

373

111

Madagascar

0

0

359

190

Sierra Leone

0

0

308

74

Ukraine

0

0

285

156

Cayman Islands

184

37

280

47

Cambodia

1,617

113

275

24

Belarus

375

78

272

51

Lithuania

246

53

235

48

New Caledonia

0

0

207

40

Barbados

210

42

205

38

Mozambique

136

219

190

98

Bermuda

156

31

171

29

Dominica

0

0

168

88

Georgia

625

266

144

44

Gibraltar

156

32

103

18

Finland

138

51

57

18

Grenada

0

0

45

16

Guinea Bissau

0

0

35

15

Stores & Provisions (Intra   EU)

42

13

35

10

Maldives

31

45

32

45

Estonia

0

0

19

50

Nepal

94

50

16

22

Sri Lanka

0

0

13

5

Moldova

0

0

2

0

Saint Helena

0

0

2

0

Unknown (Non-EU)

0

0

1

1

Luxembourg

0

0

0.24

0.05

Bosnia & Herzegovina

0

0

0.03

0.00

Iceland

0

0

0.02

0.00

Serbia

0

0

0.00

0.01

Haiti

0

0

0.001

0.001

Azerbaijan

235

50

0

0

Central African Republic

23

14

0

0

Cuba

338

125

0

0

Guam

1

0

0

0

Honduras

809

406

0

0

Montenegro

7

0

0

0

Rwanda

214

150

0

0

Venezuela

315

15

0

0

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