Great Britain was by far the largest, sending 22,002t, valued at €84,243. This was followed by the North, where 3,968t of beef was imported, worth €14,374.
Other countries include the Netherlands (818t), Germany (674t) and Poland (470t).
The figures for 2016 were revealed by Minister Michael Creed in response to a parliamentary question.
Coming into Ireland for processing
“Typically, imports into Ireland are made up of lower-value manufacturing product or carcase beef or sheepmeat, which undergoes some further processing by Irish companies before re-export,” Minister Creed said.
“While Ireland is of course a net exporter of both beef and sheepmeat, imports of both these products nonetheless make an important contribution to the overall output of these sectors nationally and constitute a necessary component of the overall trade flows in these sectors,” he added.
Great Britain saw a rise in exports to Ireland last year, up from 20,435t in 2015, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office. Germany saw its beef exports to Ireland more than double in 2016 to 674t from 269t in 2015.
Meanwhile, imports from across the border fell in 2016 from 4,233t in 2015 to 3,968t.
Sheepmeat
For the sheepmeat, Great Britain was again the biggest, exporting 3,395t worth over €17,000 and this was a decline on the previous year.
New Zealand was the second-biggest when it comes to sheepmeat exports to Ireland. New Zealand’s exports saw a rise from 12t in 2015 to 81t last year.
France was also one of the biggest sheep exporters to Ireland, sending 58t in 2015. Meanwhile, imports of sheepmeat from the North were at 47t, down 20t on 2015.
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Great Britain was by far the largest, sending 22,002t, valued at €84,243. This was followed by the North, where 3,968t of beef was imported, worth €14,374.
Other countries include the Netherlands (818t), Germany (674t) and Poland (470t).
The figures for 2016 were revealed by Minister Michael Creed in response to a parliamentary question.
Coming into Ireland for processing
“Typically, imports into Ireland are made up of lower-value manufacturing product or carcase beef or sheepmeat, which undergoes some further processing by Irish companies before re-export,” Minister Creed said.
“While Ireland is of course a net exporter of both beef and sheepmeat, imports of both these products nonetheless make an important contribution to the overall output of these sectors nationally and constitute a necessary component of the overall trade flows in these sectors,” he added.
Great Britain saw a rise in exports to Ireland last year, up from 20,435t in 2015, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office. Germany saw its beef exports to Ireland more than double in 2016 to 674t from 269t in 2015.
Meanwhile, imports from across the border fell in 2016 from 4,233t in 2015 to 3,968t.
Sheepmeat
For the sheepmeat, Great Britain was again the biggest, exporting 3,395t worth over €17,000 and this was a decline on the previous year.
New Zealand was the second-biggest when it comes to sheepmeat exports to Ireland. New Zealand’s exports saw a rise from 12t in 2015 to 81t last year.
France was also one of the biggest sheep exporters to Ireland, sending 58t in 2015. Meanwhile, imports of sheepmeat from the North were at 47t, down 20t on 2015.
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