I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 and 504 together.
I attach in tabular form the value and volume of sheepmeat, chilled or frozen, exported from Ireland over the past five calendar years, showing the detail for the top twenty export destinations based on the CSO’s trade statistics. The Deputy has also asked for this data by animal type, but trade data is not available to the level of detail requested.
A summary of sheepmeat exports over this period is included in the table below.
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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Exports
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Exports
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Exports
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Exports
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Exports
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|
Category
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€000
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Tonnes
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€000
|
Tonnes
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€000
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Tonnes
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€000
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Tonnes
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€000
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Tonnes
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Sheepmeat
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303,746
|
52,849
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302,814
|
53,714
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341,926
|
56,657
|
371,304
|
50,127
|
433,087
|
56,680
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Grand Total
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303,746
|
52,849
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302,814
|
53,714
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341,926
|
56,657
|
371,304
|
50,127
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433,087
|
56,680
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Sheepmeat Exports by Destination Country 2018-2022
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Jan-Dec 2018
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Jan-Dec 2019
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Jan-Dec 2020
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Jan-Dec 2021
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Jan-Dec 2022
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Exports
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Exports
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Exports
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Exports
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Exports
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|
Country
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€000
|
Tonnes
|
€000
|
Tonnes
|
€000
|
Tonnes
|
€000
|
Tonnes
|
€000
|
Tonnes
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France
|
98,995
|
17,926
|
95,868
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17,340
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112,998
|
18,537
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122,726
|
16,749
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142,236
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19,014
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Germany
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39,001
|
6,017
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35,352
|
5,548
|
39,795
|
6,014
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57,206
|
7,611
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74,103
|
9,676
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United Kingdom
|
54,319
|
11,723
|
59,581
|
12,685
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57,430
|
11,413
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43,870
|
6,870
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52,097
|
8,414
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Sweden
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22,847
|
4,323
|
27,244
|
5,306
|
35,062
|
6,147
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41,230
|
5,750
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46,508
|
6,264
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Switzerland
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18,287
|
1,256
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15,268
|
1,275
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23,462
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2,017
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24,991
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1,853
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31,611
|
2,131
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Belgium
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27,186
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3,758
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25,124
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3,452
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28,524
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3,597
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32,594
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3,399
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26,577
|
2,781
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Netherlands
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6,901
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1,388
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6,319
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1,266
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6,476
|
1,255
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8,735
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1,314
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15,683
|
2,250
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Italy
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11,134
|
1,957
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11,742
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2,195
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10,323
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2,122
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11,104
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1,888
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15,075
|
2,051
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Denmark
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10,983
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1,330
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11,375
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1,437
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11,098
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1,321
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13,695
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1,308
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11,881
|
1,197
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Canada
|
4,831
|
1,097
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5,581
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1,161
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6,335
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1,410
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4,712
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1,054
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10,242
|
1,577
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Luxembourg
|
500
|
62
|
550
|
71
|
429
|
49
|
614
|
67
|
971
|
106
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Singapore
|
11
|
1
|
35
|
22
|
208
|
53
|
838
|
223
|
951
|
217
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Portugal
|
512
|
64
|
1,340
|
204
|
1,740
|
278
|
551
|
70
|
742
|
78
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Poland
|
765
|
118
|
1,330
|
155
|
762
|
89
|
697
|
68
|
579
|
64
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Czech Republic
|
309
|
27
|
384
|
34
|
340
|
40
|
178
|
19
|
541
|
50
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Spain
|
783
|
103
|
797
|
142
|
399
|
47
|
517
|
50
|
529
|
37
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Romania
|
28
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
358
|
30
|
368
|
46
|
486
|
43
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Ghana
|
190
|
182
|
109
|
110
|
196
|
200
|
239
|
216
|
345
|
193
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Austria
|
1,163
|
155
|
953
|
126
|
493
|
50
|
295
|
38
|
291
|
23
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United Arab Emirates
|
340
|
19
|
360
|
17
|
90
|
6
|
204
|
13
|
273
|
116
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Grand Total
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303,746
|
52,849
|
302,814
|
53,714
|
341,926
|
56,657
|
371,304
|
50,127
|
433,087
|
56,680
|