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Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Food Exports

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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519. To ask 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]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In 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€000Tonnes % of Total Volume
OVERALL TOTAL4,564,1521,432,956
Afghanistan6,5053,627<1%
Algeria49,88917,3011%
Angola6,2233,346<1%
Argentina2,7221,080<1%
Australia5,088860<1%
Austria12,7113,588<1%
Azerbaijan779<1%
Bahamas2,154301<1%
Bahrain5,5011,086<1%
Bangladesh9,4085,648<1%
Barbados25537<1%
Belarus42284<1%
Belgium150,93832,0902%
Benin792519<1%
Bermuda28941<1%
Brazil5,2141,861<1%
British Virgin Islands407239<1%
Bulgaria833230<1%
Burkina Faso7,3334,068<1%
Burma1,354701<1%
Cameroon366160<1%
Canada8,9211,150<1%
Cape Verde647200<1%
Cayman Islands32748<1%
Ceuta8052<1%
Chad1,214806<1%
Chile5,095697<1%
China (incl Hong Kong)541,37295,6817%
Colombia10,0071,342<1%
Congo5,9113,271<1%
Congo (Dem Rep)16,3069,5881%
Costa Rica3,8511,291<1%
Croatia1,451374<1%
Cyprus3,151316<1%
Czech Republic6,4271,298<1%
Denmark14,3065,921<1%
Dominica482415<1%
Dominican Republic4,8891,181<1%
Ecuador1,649208<1%
Egypt23,4538,4861%
El Salvador3,9991,116<1%
Ethiopia64972<1%
Finland39389<1%
France204,45855,9754%
Gabon1,088657<1%
Gambia2,7481,543<1%
Georgia19144<1%
Germany357,690105,6647%
Ghana15,74210,2221%
Gibraltar13018<1%
Greece15,3323,121<1%
Guatemala8,4821,945<1%
Guinea4,0662,266<1%
Guyana1,005270<1%
Honduras1,228319<1%
Hungary1,836372<1%
India135189<1%
Indonesia14,0357,4131%
Iran487100<1%
Iraq51,80523,8182%
Israel22,3742,879<1%
Italy32,97910,6551%
Ivory Coast10,1676,214<1%
Jamaica1,175504<1%
Japan40,72812,1691%
Jordan19,3755,008<1%
Kenya923463<1%
Kuwait15,4891,984<1%
Latvia2,305549<1%
Lebanon8,7302,779<1%
Liberia973557<1%
Libya14,1273,458<1%
Lithuania16828<1%
Madagascar544191<1%
Malawi4,6291,969<1%
Malaysia52,54828,0192%
Maldives3547<1%
Mali29,09418,7931%
Malta4,5951,564<1%
Marshall Islands313<1%
Mauritania2,9031,729<1%
Mauritius2,130777<1%
Mexico43,22211,0671%
Morocco18,8044,871<1%
Mozambique4428<1%
Nepal3047<1%
Netherlands610,758192,06913%
New Zealand9,2565,631<1%
Nicaragua635<1%
Niger4,2502,554<1%
Nigeria77,32943,5313%
Norway1,409274<1%
Occupied Palestine6,805681<1%
Oman10,0651,538<1%
Other (Non-EU)14415<1%
Pakistan10,9026,294<1%
Panama4,111345<1%
Peru11,7042,164<1%
Philippines17,8718,7491%
Poland80,43428,3832%
Portugal4,3401,203<1%
Qatar4,994648<1%
Romania3,456795<1%
Russia24,9867,7591%
Sao Tome & Principe4627<1%
Saudi Arabia101,40516,1451%
Senegal43,36524,5642%
Seychelles800133<1%
Sierra Leone461266<1%
Singapore17,6717,6961%
Slovakia418110<1%
Slovenia1,010261<1%
Somalia64785<1%
South Africa23,4789,6431%
South Korea4,0311,378<1%
Spain62,94516,0311%
Sri Lanka9114<1%
St Vincent & Grenadines238101<1%
Sudan1,219625<1%
Surinam1,631521<1%
Swaziland769<1%
Sweden6,3761,434<1%
Switzerland5,6441,588<1%
Syria2,4292,708<1%
Taiwan19,2622,248<1%
Tanzania United Rep1,441855<1%
Thailand23,1859,0671%
Togo10,6726,415<1%
Trinidad and Tabago8,4272,499<1%
Tunisia6,8662,483<1%
Turkey32,7586,489<1%
United Arab Emirates40,47814,6351%
United Kingdom1,021,759407,54028%
United States293,39848,2323%
Vietnam10,9152,482<1%
Yemen3,2531,491<1%
Zambia1,728842<1%
Zimbabwe1,511935<1%

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by country in volume and value in 2018 of cheddar exports; the percentage of total exports to each country in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12433/19]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In 2018, Ireland exported dairy products, including cheese to more than 130 countries totalling over €4.5 billion worth of produce. Total cheddar cheese exports for 2018 was in excess of €560 million.

The following table, based on CSO data, outlines details in respect of values and tonnage by country for cheddar exports, and the share of total cheddar exports to that country with respect to trade in 2018.

Exports of cheddar cheese from Ireland in 2018

Country€000 Tonnes % of Total Volume
OVERALL TOTAL560,598171,189
Algeria32,0579,7766%
Australia524<1%
Austria1,347524<1%
Bahamas12622<1%
Bahrain1,703374<1%
Belgium16,0964,7083%
Bermuda255<1%
Canada42963<1%
Cayman Islands7612<1%
Chile314<1%
China (incl Hong Kong)1,208270<1%
Cyprus1,533101<1%
Czech Republic384112<1%
Denmark2,8009961%
Egypt11,7603,5922%
Finland4<1<1%
France10,7443,0392%
Germany38,62411,6137%
Gibraltar51<1%
Greece558109<1%
Guatemala365105<1%
Guyana809200<1%
Hungary19435<1%
Iraq8924<1%
Italy2,295680<1%
Ivory Coast7220<1%
Jamaica659<1%
Japan37,20111,4357%
Jordan1,831494<1%
Kenya4710<1%
Kuwait785212<1%
Lebanon896226<1%
Libya11,9363,1362%
Lithuania14724<1%
Malaysia11015<1%
Malta2,769842<1%
Mauritius28733<1%
Morocco5,7781,8051%
Netherlands48,95915,6969%
Nigeria309<1%
Norway737156<1%
Oman3810<1%
Poland574167<1%
Portugal17528<1%
Qatar36266<1%
Romania16848<1%
Saudi Arabia15,1204,6673%
Senegal34794<1%
Seychelles34252<1%
Singapore519151<1%
Slovenia101<1%
South Africa700182<1%
South Korea6920<1%
Spain16,0884,3413%
Sri Lanka174<1%
Sweden706<1%
Switzerland456122<1%
Trinidad & Tabago30967<1%
Tunisia3,4881,1051%
Turkey2,922840<1%
United Arab Emirates5,2021,2671%
United Kingdom266,44585,28050%
United States12,2132,1801%

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