Sheepmeat exports increased by 1.5% in value in 2018 compared to 2017, to an estimated €314.8 million, or almost 60,000 tonnes. The following table provides sheepmeat exports from the start of January to the end of December 2018, in both value and volume terms according to the CSO trade statistics.
Country
|
€000
|
Tonnes
|
% Value
|
% Volume
|
Austria
|
1,340
|
195
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Belgium
|
27,648
|
3,823
|
8.78%
|
6.39%
|
Bulgaria
|
425
|
32
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Canada
|
5,709
|
1,262
|
1.81%
|
2.11%
|
China (incl Hong Kong)
|
3,192
|
1,252
|
1.01%
|
2.09%
|
Comoros
|
30
|
6
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Congo
|
20
|
19
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Croatia
|
32
|
2
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Czech Republic
|
314
|
29
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Denmark
|
11,096
|
1,470
|
3.53%
|
2.46%
|
Estonia
|
56
|
14
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Finland
|
590
|
110
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
France
|
102,014
|
18,878
|
32.41%
|
31.53%
|
Gabon
|
58
|
25
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Germany
|
39,569
|
6,315
|
12.57%
|
10.55%
|
Ghana
|
397
|
399
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Greece
|
12
|
2
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Hungary
|
68
|
17
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Italy
|
11,300
|
1,993
|
3.59%
|
3.33%
|
Ivory Coast
|
682
|
919
|
<1%
|
1.54%
|
Latvia
|
64
|
5
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Luxembourg
|
499
|
62
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Malta
|
299
|
28
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Mozambique
|
35
|
51
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Netherlands
|
7,182
|
1,533
|
2.28%
|
2.56%
|
Philippines
|
129
|
124
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Poland
|
898
|
241
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Portugal
|
440
|
50
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Romania
|
28
|
2
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Singapore
|
39
|
26
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Slovakia
|
163
|
22
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
South Africa
|
574
|
708
|
<1%
|
1.18%
|
Spain
|
862
|
121
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Sweden
|
23,465
|
4,558
|
7.46%
|
7.61%
|
Switzerland
|
18,292
|
1,258
|
5.81%
|
2.10%
|
UK (incl Northern Ireland)
|
56,650
|
14,199
|
18.00%
|
23.72%
|
United Arab Emirates
|
340
|
18
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Vietnam
|
247
|
102
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Grand Total
|
314,758
|
59,870
|
|
|