People in Ireland consumed 94kg of meat per person last year, up nearly 1kg on the previous year and up 5.5kg compared to 2020.
That is according to figures released by the CSO, which shows the increase in meat eating was largely due to a significant increase in consumption of poultry.Consumption of other meats fell in the period.
Beef and veal consumption was down half a kilogramme to 18.5kg per person, pig meat was also down half a kilogramme to 30.5kgs while sheep meat consumption was 2.9kg in 2022, down from 3.2kg per person in 2020. In 2022 poultry accounted for 45% of Ireland's meat consumption, followed by pig meat at 32%, beef & veal at 20%, and sheep meat at just 3%.
The figures show Ireland is more than self-sufficient in the supply of beef, pig meat and sheep meat but when it came to poultry the country only supplied 80% of supplies required last year.
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