Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2026
826. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity, in tonnes, of beef or beef products imported into the State in each of the past ten years, by country of origin, in tabular form. [14575/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below details the volume in tonnes of beef imports by origin in the ten years since 2016, as reported by Central Statistics Office (CSO) trade statistics.
|
- |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Origin |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
|
United Kingdom |
27,497 |
24,404 |
30,691 |
25,765 |
25,065 |
30,322 |
31,193 |
31,203 |
29,050 |
36,948 |
|
Spain |
16 |
313 |
493 |
1,117 |
1,649 |
1,584 |
1,414 |
1,527 |
1,372 |
871 |
|
Belgium |
65 |
93 |
38 |
174 |
360 |
298 |
318 |
519 |
477 |
598 |
|
Netherlands |
873 |
624 |
573 |
1,204 |
896 |
841 |
1,493 |
889 |
499 |
363 |
|
Poland |
484 |
620 |
1,311 |
1,023 |
886 |
351 |
716 |
448 |
560 |
290 |
|
Germany |
731 |
1,361 |
410 |
175 |
249 |
373 |
289 |
483 |
486 |
287 |
|
Lithuania |
202 |
254 |
277 |
287 |
315 |
282 |
256 |
243 |
228 |
232 |
|
France |
227 |
139 |
308 |
110 |
26 |
23 |
154 |
507 |
421 |
227 |
|
Brazil |
22 |
3 |
11 |
26 |
35 |
36 |
73 |
40 |
97 |
172 |
|
Sweden |
100 |
109 |
107 |
124 |
66 |
84 |
173 |
198 |
222 |
172 |
|
Other 11 - 68 |
622 |
261 |
220 |
206 |
375 |
876 |
489 |
639 |
839 |
818 |
|
Total |
30,841 |
28,180 |
34,437 |
30,213 |
29,921 |
35,071 |
36,568 |
36,696 |
34,252 |
40,977 |
It should be noted that 2025 figures are preliminary estimates which are subject to revision by the CSO.
For context, Ireland is estimated to have exported 458,996 tonnes of beef in 2025, valued at €3.6 billion. 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: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-agriculture-food-and-the-marine/publications/annual-review-and-outlook-for-agriculture-food-and-the-marine-2024/
