Food Industry

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Ceisteanna (445)

Martin Kenny

Ceist:

445. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by weight, by month, by destination of the amount of beef exported from Ireland for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18005/26]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The table below details the volume in tonnes of beef exported from Ireland on a monthly basis for full years 2023, 2024 and 2025, as reported by EUROSTAT trade statistics. It should be noted that figures for 2025 are preliminary estimates and subject to revision.

Year	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes
2023	37,192	37,760	44,235	34,035	36,947	40,366	36,329	40,102	42,532	47,032	48,214	39,700
2024	40,349	39,828	43,629	39,036	40,372	39,433	38,275	37,931	42,648	45,134	43,041	39,326
2025	38,602	39,126	43,047	40,523	40,397	41,285	33,839	31,271	37,674	38,739	38,418	38,929

The full breakdown by month and destination for full years 2023, 2024, and 2025, is provided in the spreadsheet attached.

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 (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-agriculture-food-and-the-marine/publications/annual-review-and-outlook-for-agriculture-food-and-the-marine-2024/) my Department's annual economic publication.

Beef Exports