Written answers
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Beef Imports
5:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of beef imported to Ireland over each of the past five years; the country or countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32890/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table, based on official CSO trade data, shows the volumes of beef imported into Ireland over the last five years and the main source countries during that time:
Beef imports into Ireland for the last five years | |||||
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | |
Total | 28,718 | 32,600 | 34,261 | 40,300 | 45,530 |
of which, from | |||||
GB & NI | 17,151 | 20,844 | 21,029 | 28,985 | 35,895 |
Brazil | 5,301 | 1,178 | 1,658 | 858 | 755 |
Netherlands | 3,378 | 3,499 | 2,808 | 1,491 | 1,708 |
France | 879 | 877 | 777 | 877 | 633 |
Germany | 576 | 2,389 | 1,641 | 1,026 | 941 |
Denmark | 274 | 946 | 394 | 175 | 120 |
Spain | 176 | 515 | 490 | 768 | 953 |
Belgium | 67 | 340 | 323 | 1,610 | 1,120 |
Poland | 35 | 619 | 789 | 779 | 1028 |
Uruguay | 0 | 598 | 2,806 | 1,782 | 478 |
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