Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 March 2019
519. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by country in volume and value in 2018 of dairy ingredient exports; the percentage of total exports to each country in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12432/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn 2018, Ireland exported dairy products to over 130 countries totalling over €4.5 billion worth of produce, an increase of over 5% by volume compared to 2017 and another year of strong performance by the Irish dairy sector.
The following table, based on CSO data, outlines details in respect of values and tonnage by country for dairy exports, and the share of total dairy exports to that country with respect to trade in 2018.
Exports of dairy ingredients from Ireland in 2018
|
Country |
€000 |
Tonnes |
% of Total Volume |
|
OVERALL TOTAL |
4,564,152 |
1,432,956 |
|
|
Afghanistan |
6,505 |
3,627 |
<1% |
|
Algeria |
49,889 |
17,301 |
1% |
|
Angola |
6,223 |
3,346 |
<1% |
|
Argentina |
2,722 |
1,080 |
<1% |
|
Australia |
5,088 |
860 |
<1% |
|
Austria |
12,711 |
3,588 |
<1% |
|
Azerbaijan |
77 |
9 |
<1% |
|
Bahamas |
2,154 |
301 |
<1% |
|
Bahrain |
5,501 |
1,086 |
<1% |
|
Bangladesh |
9,408 |
5,648 |
<1% |
|
Barbados |
255 |
37 |
<1% |
|
Belarus |
422 |
84 |
<1% |
|
Belgium |
150,938 |
32,090 |
2% |
|
Benin |
792 |
519 |
<1% |
|
Bermuda |
289 |
41 |
<1% |
|
Brazil |
5,214 |
1,861 |
<1% |
|
British Virgin Islands |
407 |
239 |
<1% |
|
Bulgaria |
833 |
230 |
<1% |
|
Burkina Faso |
7,333 |
4,068 |
<1% |
|
Burma |
1,354 |
701 |
<1% |
|
Cameroon |
366 |
160 |
<1% |
|
Canada |
8,921 |
1,150 |
<1% |
|
Cape Verde |
647 |
200 |
<1% |
|
Cayman Islands |
327 |
48 |
<1% |
|
Ceuta |
80 |
52 |
<1% |
|
Chad |
1,214 |
806 |
<1% |
|
Chile |
5,095 |
697 |
<1% |
|
China (incl Hong Kong) |
541,372 |
95,681 |
7% |
|
Colombia |
10,007 |
1,342 |
<1% |
|
Congo |
5,911 |
3,271 |
<1% |
|
Congo (Dem Rep) |
16,306 |
9,588 |
1% |
|
Costa Rica |
3,851 |
1,291 |
<1% |
|
Croatia |
1,451 |
374 |
<1% |
|
Cyprus |
3,151 |
316 |
<1% |
|
Czech Republic |
6,427 |
1,298 |
<1% |
|
Denmark |
14,306 |
5,921 |
<1% |
|
Dominica |
482 |
415 |
<1% |
|
Dominican Republic |
4,889 |
1,181 |
<1% |
|
Ecuador |
1,649 |
208 |
<1% |
|
Egypt |
23,453 |
8,486 |
1% |
|
El Salvador |
3,999 |
1,116 |
<1% |
|
Ethiopia |
649 |
72 |
<1% |
|
Finland |
393 |
89 |
<1% |
|
France |
204,458 |
55,975 |
4% |
|
Gabon |
1,088 |
657 |
<1% |
|
Gambia |
2,748 |
1,543 |
<1% |
|
Georgia |
191 |
44 |
<1% |
|
Germany |
357,690 |
105,664 |
7% |
|
Ghana |
15,742 |
10,222 |
1% |
|
Gibraltar |
130 |
18 |
<1% |
|
Greece |
15,332 |
3,121 |
<1% |
|
Guatemala |
8,482 |
1,945 |
<1% |
|
Guinea |
4,066 |
2,266 |
<1% |
|
Guyana |
1,005 |
270 |
<1% |
|
Honduras |
1,228 |
319 |
<1% |
|
Hungary |
1,836 |
372 |
<1% |
|
India |
135 |
189 |
<1% |
|
Indonesia |
14,035 |
7,413 |
1% |
|
Iran |
487 |
100 |
<1% |
|
Iraq |
51,805 |
23,818 |
2% |
|
Israel |
22,374 |
2,879 |
<1% |
|
Italy |
32,979 |
10,655 |
1% |
|
Ivory Coast |
10,167 |
6,214 |
<1% |
|
Jamaica |
1,175 |
504 |
<1% |
|
Japan |
40,728 |
12,169 |
1% |
|
Jordan |
19,375 |
5,008 |
<1% |
|
Kenya |
923 |
463 |
<1% |
|
Kuwait |
15,489 |
1,984 |
<1% |
|
Latvia |
2,305 |
549 |
<1% |
|
Lebanon |
8,730 |
2,779 |
<1% |
|
Liberia |
973 |
557 |
<1% |
|
Libya |
14,127 |
3,458 |
<1% |
|
Lithuania |
168 |
28 |
<1% |
|
Madagascar |
544 |
191 |
<1% |
|
Malawi |
4,629 |
1,969 |
<1% |
|
Malaysia |
52,548 |
28,019 |
2% |
|
Maldives |
35 |
47 |
<1% |
|
Mali |
29,094 |
18,793 |
1% |
|
Malta |
4,595 |
1,564 |
<1% |
|
Marshall Islands |
31 |
3 |
<1% |
|
Mauritania |
2,903 |
1,729 |
<1% |
|
Mauritius |
2,130 |
777 |
<1% |
|
Mexico |
43,222 |
11,067 |
1% |
|
Morocco |
18,804 |
4,871 |
<1% |
|
Mozambique |
44 |
28 |
<1% |
|
Nepal |
30 |
47 |
<1% |
|
Netherlands |
610,758 |
192,069 |
13% |
|
New Zealand |
9,256 |
5,631 |
<1% |
|
Nicaragua |
63 |
5 |
<1% |
|
Niger |
4,250 |
2,554 |
<1% |
|
Nigeria |
77,329 |
43,531 |
3% |
|
Norway |
1,409 |
274 |
<1% |
|
Occupied Palestine |
6,805 |
681 |
<1% |
|
Oman |
10,065 |
1,538 |
<1% |
|
Other (Non-EU) |
144 |
15 |
<1% |
|
Pakistan |
10,902 |
6,294 |
<1% |
|
Panama |
4,111 |
345 |
<1% |
|
Peru |
11,704 |
2,164 |
<1% |
|
Philippines |
17,871 |
8,749 |
1% |
|
Poland |
80,434 |
28,383 |
2% |
|
Portugal |
4,340 |
1,203 |
<1% |
|
Qatar |
4,994 |
648 |
<1% |
|
Romania |
3,456 |
795 |
<1% |
|
Russia |
24,986 |
7,759 |
1% |
|
Sao Tome & Principe |
46 |
27 |
<1% |
|
Saudi Arabia |
101,405 |
16,145 |
1% |
|
Senegal |
43,365 |
24,564 |
2% |
|
Seychelles |
800 |
133 |
<1% |
|
Sierra Leone |
461 |
266 |
<1% |
|
Singapore |
17,671 |
7,696 |
1% |
|
Slovakia |
418 |
110 |
<1% |
|
Slovenia |
1,010 |
261 |
<1% |
|
Somalia |
647 |
85 |
<1% |
|
South Africa |
23,478 |
9,643 |
1% |
|
South Korea |
4,031 |
1,378 |
<1% |
|
Spain |
62,945 |
16,031 |
1% |
|
Sri Lanka |
91 |
14 |
<1% |
|
St Vincent & Grenadines |
238 |
101 |
<1% |
|
Sudan |
1,219 |
625 |
<1% |
|
Surinam |
1,631 |
521 |
<1% |
|
Swaziland |
76 |
9 |
<1% |
|
Sweden |
6,376 |
1,434 |
<1% |
|
Switzerland |
5,644 |
1,588 |
<1% |
|
Syria |
2,429 |
2,708 |
<1% |
|
Taiwan |
19,262 |
2,248 |
<1% |
|
Tanzania United Rep |
1,441 |
855 |
<1% |
|
Thailand |
23,185 |
9,067 |
1% |
|
Togo |
10,672 |
6,415 |
<1% |
|
Trinidad and Tabago |
8,427 |
2,499 |
<1% |
|
Tunisia |
6,866 |
2,483 |
<1% |
|
Turkey |
32,758 |
6,489 |
<1% |
|
United Arab Emirates |
40,478 |
14,635 |
1% |
|
United Kingdom |
1,021,759 |
407,540 |
28% |
|
United States |
293,398 |
48,232 |
3% |
|
Vietnam |
10,915 |
2,482 |
<1% |
|
Yemen |
3,253 |
1,491 |
<1% |
|
Zambia |
1,728 |
842 |
<1% |
|
Zimbabwe |
1,511 |
935 |
<1% |
