Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026
468. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if the exact tonnage of Brazilian beef imports in 2025 is publicly disclosed or is it commercial sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/26]
View answerAccording to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), 172 metric tonnes (mt) of beef valued at approximately €1.7m was imported from Brazil in 2025.
This quantity of imported raw beef originating in Brazil equated to 0.42% of the 41,000 mt of beef imported for the relevant period.
41,000 mt is equivalent to 9% of total Irish beef exports during the same period. Further information on agri-food sector trade can be found in chapter six of the [Annual Review and Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2024-2025], my Department's annual economic publication.
Note that preliminary trade estimates for 2025 are subject to revision by the CSO.
