Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 April 2025
618. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide figures relating to overall Irish agri-food exports to the USA and the EU, broken down by food type, during 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [15581/25]
View answerAccording to the most recent Central Statistics Office trade statistics, the US accounted for 10.3% of Irish agri-food exports by value in 2024, up from 8.7% in 2023. EU countries accounted for 33.7% of agri-food exports by value in both 2024 and 2023. Total agri-food exports are estimated at €19.239 billion for 2024, an increase of an increase of over €1 billion, or 6%, on the €18.137 billion achieved in 2023.
Central Statistics Office trade statistics for the US and the EU, full-year 2023 and full-year 2024 by category, are provided in the tables below. All figures provided for 2024 are preliminary and are subject to adjustment in 2025.
In addition to agri-food export categories, exports of Irish Prepared Consumer Foods (PCF) - value-added foods and beverages - to the US amounted to €133.1 million in 2024, an increase of 4% by value on the €127.9 million achieved in 2023. PCF exports to the US accounted for 3.8% of total PCF exports in 2023 and 3.7% of total PCF exports in 2024. For both years, the top 3 PCF US export categories were Chocolate-based preparations, Other Food Preparations and Extracts, Sauces and Soups.
Additionally, exports of Irish Prepared Consumer Foods to EU countries amounted to €928.5 million in 2024, a decrease of 0.5% by value on the €933.6 million achieved in 2023. PCF exports to the EU accounted for 28% of total PCF exports in 2023 and 26% of total PCF exports in 2024. For both years, the top 3 PCF export categories by value were Meat preparations, Other Food Preparations and Sugar-based products.
