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Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Food Industry Data

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of food imports and exports to and from Britain in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36261/16]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Details of the trade between the UK and Ireland from 2013 to date are outlined in the following table.

Ireland has a positive trade balance with Great Britain, with exports increasing from just over €3.89bn in 2013 to €4.36bn in 2015.  The main increase was in the beef sector, which increased from €798m in 2013 to just under €1bn in 2015. Exports of dairy products saw a reduction from the €1bn posted in 2013 to €892m in 2015. Exports of pigmeat and poultry amounted to over €378m and €251m, respectively.

Imports from Great Britain to Ireland were valued at €3.25bn in 2015, increasing from €2.81bn in 2013. The main sectors in this regard are cereals, which came to €581m, and fruit & vegetables, where the value of imports came to €330m.

Ireland also has a positive trade balance with Northern Ireland, with exports of agri-food products in 2015 amounting to €749m compared with €567m worth of product coming in from Northern Ireland.

Exports Imports
Great Britain Jan-Dec 2013 Jan-Dec 2014 Jan-Dec 2015 Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Dec 2013 Jan-Dec 2014 Jan-Dec 2015 Jan-Sep 2016
Ind€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes€ 000Tonnes
Animal Foodstuffs134,426152,813133,761136,123157,396167,203111,792114,960144,360235,478145,345245,980167,876253,673121,598205,561
Animal Oils & Fats15,31418,8839,74013,59510,39016,5277,85211,8456,3402,5644,2301,8585,2282,8944,7573,614
Animal Skins & Furs45,02621,90744,17819,54437,81718,71224,40814,009905626158161158133
Beef797,891189,658862,169204,240999,192211,897724,893167,82177,50418,63072,65516,85090,95220,43558,90214,817
Beverages229,809322,335228,069372,041223,776378,511157,747285,194241,237331,021273,201361,765273,111387,419223,006308,407
Cereal & cereal preparation201,206117,174247,117140,985268,925153,280192,138110,684510,384344,371514,287372,699581,176407,956430,648384,152
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Spices179,12533,314200,57834,825240,21040,937170,88432,078228,01247,214239,36047,065285,58453,958201,35141,254
Cotton1093551411178336118339
Crude Animal & Vegetable Material31,16430,12733,79525,99031,90420,78818,94211,17441,49716,92441,61916,30950,43920,59341,75918,386
Dairy Produce1,036,176438,789923,564276,327892,249269,911581,708200,910283,052133,133317,620182,150295,966169,920204,796118,784
Egg10,0643,98911,5903,51111,8493,5076,1202,6469,6977,9438,4808,0589,2295,3405,1723,652
Fish47,21318,46348,22818,10548,60519,07242,19614,251108,50422,042128,99426,125149,55728,885111,79322,666
Flax, Wool & Animal Hair4,0653,0785,8933,5309,3135,2654,1863,0874,5633,4954,9663,0513,7342,4621,247656
Forestry90,103377,550115,244371,383115,649375,68897,945326,02526,899192,27728,973163,41537,463193,52425,723160,887
Fruit & Vegetables171,87191,410186,824102,948193,270103,423142,09285,673311,861263,920305,841251,713330,533284,563251,495225,482
Live Animals196,6547,611186,11512,774239,64210,98299,0246,250169,4124,152186,5292,799228,6321,80375,5701,938
Miscellaneous Edible Products & Preparations101,65662,88897,87268,305110,80071,28176,74647,747206,85292,070212,67097,353245,284117,691172,49276,367
Oilseeds & Oleaginous Fruit2,6844,2365,4757038,4564,3526,9356,1174,2803,8834,1232,5397,67610,6215,0724,974
Other Meat & Meat Produce34,24617,50236,00020,34642,01820,41532,48617,89118,3935,79610,5643,57110,6513,72113,2014,522
Pigmeat291,22772,285315,74579,232378,69991,813287,52972,68294,75437,602109,04534,485116,96634,03783,60226,582
Poultry198,93067,136257,01678,672251,33182,207139,23453,922109,65827,986129,98937,750149,82141,355114,13730,942
Sheepmeat29,9139,66028,3648,89749,47512,45637,8379,64418,9284,07418,7184,27021,7944,52614,6302,867
Sugar, Sugar Preparation & Honey41,53032,67738,94933,21042,88535,54428,40125,884157,867140,877147,831138,360155,529168,593104,284113,147
Vegetable Oils & Fats8356911,8991,7381,2921,24075642936,83637,17435,85438,46240,23553,97527,56736,755
Grand Total3,891,1282,094,1764,018,1842,027,0234,365,2532,115,0442,991,8561,620,9272,811,0211,972,6942,941,2322,056,7163,257,6582,268,1192,292,8491,806,426

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