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Agri-food exports in 2009 were €7.12 billion with volumes attaining 97 % of 2008. Total cattle slaughterings in 2009 amounted to almost 1.6 million, a decrease of 4% on the level obtaining in 2008. Beef exports at 461,00 tonnes were down by 5% on 2008 due primarily to lower cattle supplies. 2009 also saw an increase to approximately 100,000 in the number of sheep exported live, up by roughly 50% over 2008 level. [1]
Total cattle slaughterings in 2010 amounted to almost 1.64 million head, an increase of 8% on the figure for 2009. Beef exports at 505,000 tonnes were valued at €1.51 billion as trade. [2]
Total cattle slaughterings at DAFM-approved meat plants in 2012 amounted to almost 1.39 million head, a decrease of 10.8% on the figure for 2011. [3]
In terms of the destination of Irish food and drink exports in 2011, the United Kingdom at around 43% remained the principal market with sales of just over €3.7 billion. Continental EU markets account for 34% of food and drink exports with a combined value in excess of €3 billion.
Ireland in 2011 exported in excess of 90% of its net beef output, making it the largest beef exporter in the EU and fourth largest in the world. In terms of total beef production the domestic market consumes less than 10%.Agri-food exports comprising Dairy Products & Ingredients accounted for 30%, Beef & veal 21% prepared consumer foods 18%, Beverages 14%, Seafood 5%, Pig meat 4%, while live animals 2% sheep and sheep meat together with poultry and edible horticulture accounted for 2% each. [4]
-- BlizzardOSH (talk) 02:57, October 23, 2014 (UTC)
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Add crop tables from Agricultural Surveys, DAFM - [5] - sheets K7, K8 and K9 - Rapeseed, Turnips, Fodder Beet, Kale & Cabbage
Copy data from "General data" section in the export and employment articles
-- BlizzardOSH (talk) 02:19, October 23, 2014 (UTC)