Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of butter exports to each applicable country in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8932/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In 2018, Ireland exported dairy products, including butter to 131 countries totalling over €4.5 billion worth of produce. Total butter exports for 2018 total in excess of €1 billion, an increase of over 16% compared to 2017, representing high-quality value-added produce.

The following table, based on CSO data, outlines details in respect of values and tonnage by country for butter exports.

Where anomalies are identified in the statistical data, the Department will liaise with the Central Statistics Office to highlight and amend the information as required.

Exports of butter from Ireland