A record €16.7bn worth of food, drink and horticulture products were exported from the Republic last year, up 22 per cent or €3bn on the previous year, Bord Bia’s latest export performance and prospects report shows.
With the UK now operating outside of the European Union customs union, there had been concern about possible barriers to trade there.
More than a third of the Republic’s food and drink exports went to international markets outside of Europe, while the EU and UK accounted for 34 per cent and 32 per cent respectively. This was followed by the meat and livestock exports which were valued at more than €4 billion last year,Although product prices increased across all meat categories, Bord Bia said the “robust performance” also reflected increases in output levels.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue welcomed the sector’s results, noting they were “delivered amid a profoundly challenging year for the sector, most notably the impact of the war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures on producers, and ongoing Covid-19 disruptions to the global supply chain.
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