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Annual report 2018

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Ireland. Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 'Annual report 2018', [report], Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 2019-08
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The agriculture and food sector continued to play a vital role in Ireland’s economy with agri-food exports accounting for 10% of total exports with a value of €13.7 billion and marking growth of over 73% since 2009. The UK remained Ireland’s largest agri-food export destination, with exports of €5.5 billion in 2018 or 40.6% of total exports (a 3.1% increase on 2017). Exports to the EU (excluding the UK) were worth €4.4 billion while exports to the Rest of the World were worth €3.7 billion in 2018. The top three export categories in 2018 were Dairy Produce at €4.6 billion, Beef at €2.4 billion and Beverages at €1.4 billion accounting for €8.4 billion or 62% of total worldwide agri-food exports.
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2019-08
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Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine