Written answers

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Food Exports

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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810. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of dairy ingredients exports to Australia in 2019 on a quarterly basis. [34842/20]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The following table, using data from the Central Statistics Office, outlines the value (€000) and volume (Tonnes) of dairy ingredients/produce exported to Australia in 2019:

2019
Jan-Mar cumulative
Jan-Jun cumulative
Jan-Sep cumulative
Jan-Dec cumulative
€000
432
2,496
6,073
11,618
Tonnes
51
493
1,412
2,885

Source: CSO - March, June, September, December 2019

A comparison of CSO trade data shows that Irish dairy exports to Australia in 2019 represented an increase of 128% in value and 236% in volume compared to the previous year.

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