Ireland exports more than 90% of the beef it produces amounting to approximately €1.9 billion in value terms in 2020. The total value of beef imports in 2020 was just under €130,000.
The table below shows the latest figures from the CSO for beef imports to Ireland for the period requested.
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Jan-Dec 2018
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Jan-Dec 2019
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Jan-Dec 2020
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Imports
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Imports
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Imports
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Category
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Country
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€000
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Tonnes
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€000
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Tonnes
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€000
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Tonnes
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Beef
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United Kingdom
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120,431
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30,691
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111,104
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25,765
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108,315
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24,834
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Spain
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1,776
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493
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4,824
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1,117
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6,825
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1,634
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Netherlands
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2,451
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573
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4,371
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1,204
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4,390
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889
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Poland
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4,730
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1,311
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4,017
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1,023
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3,949
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909
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Belgium
|
194
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38
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835
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174
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1,750
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372
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Germany
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1,772
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410
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1,067
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175
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1,347
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250
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Lithuania
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622
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277
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645
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287
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705
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314
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Denmark
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135
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32
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292
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71
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556
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159
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Italy
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284
|
36
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178
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27
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297
|
49
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Sweden
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424
|
107
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480
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124
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274
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66
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Brazil
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61
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11
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107
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26
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121
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34
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France
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1,219
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308
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543
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110
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102
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22
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Singapore
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86
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25
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China
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239
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42
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39
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26
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59
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25
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St Pierre and Miquelon
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53
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12
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Romania
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2.9
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0.6
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27.5
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5.4
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19.7
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3.9
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Slovakia
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7.5
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1.8
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14
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3.5
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Switzerland
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9.1
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1.6
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9.1
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1.6
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11.4
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2
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Uruguay
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2
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0.2
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3.7
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0.4
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Japan
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3.3
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0.2
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3.5
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0.3
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Bulgaria
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5.7
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0.7
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3.4
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0.8
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Australia
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3.1
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2
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New Zealand
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2.8
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0.2
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2.3
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0.3
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United States
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95.9
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21.1
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0.1
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1.7
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0.1
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Vietnam
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21.3
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1.5
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0.7
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0.1
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Austria
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82.8
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52.3
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0.6
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0.1
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Canada
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0.1
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Argentina
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4.6
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1
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10.6
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1.5
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Latvia
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1.3
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0.3
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2
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0.6
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Bangladesh
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0.8
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0.1
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Iceland
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0.1
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Czech Republic
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29.1
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2.6
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Senegal
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24.1
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26
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Peru
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7.9
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0.6
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Gabon
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6.7
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1.5
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India
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1.2
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0.2
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unspecified
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406
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72
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359
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116
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Beef Total
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134,633
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34,439
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128,971
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30,212
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129,252
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29,724
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