Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 October 2024
275. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of importation of potatoes into this country in each of the past three years to date including seed potatoes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43884/24]
View answerThe Central Statistics Office regularly provide my Department with statistics on the value and volume of Irish trade in agrifood and prepared consumer foods. Figures for 2023 are preliminary.
Table one below shows the total value (thousand Euro) and volume (tonnes) of potatoes, including seed potatoes, imported in the three most recent full years for which data is available (2021-2023). This shows the value of potato and potato-based imports was €229 million in 2023, representing an increase of 24% or €68 million on 2022, while the volume of these imports increased by 6% or 13,613 tonnes.
My Department will continue to monitor trends in the value and volume of agrifood and prepared consumer food trade. I will also continue to work with stakeholders to realise the ambition set out in Food Vision 2030, in particular Mission Three - Food which is Safe, Nutritious and Appealing, Trusted and Valued at Home and Abroad.
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Table One: Potato and Potato-based product Imports |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2022 |
Jan-Dec 2022 |
Jan-Dec 2023 |
Jan-Dec 2023 |
Change 2022-23 |
Change 2022-23 |
% Change 2022-23 |
% Change 2022-23 |
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Imports |
€000 |
Tonnes |
€000 |
Tonnes |
€000 |
Tonnes |
€000 |
Tonnes |
Value |
Volume |
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Subtotal for Potatoes and Potato-based Products |
159,981 |
181,856 |
210,919 |
215,769 |
279,236 |
229,382 |
68,317 |
13,613 |
24% |
6% |
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of which |
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Seed potatoes |
1,305 |
2,932 |
1,569 |
3,377 |
1,521 |
3,510 |
-48 |
133 |
-3% |
4% |
