Agriculture and Food Exports

1990

1995

1996

1997

1998

 

(Ir£m)

Beef

519.9

779.7

563.1

568.6

6 51.3

Live cattle

116.2

115.6

56

12.9

43.5

Dairy products

747.7

1 257.3

997.8

1 50.9

1 033.2

Pigs, pork & bacon

98

177.8

177.3

159.3

143.2

Sheep mutton & lamb

123.8

127.3

153.6

121.9

121

Horses & horsemeat

66.8

44.5

59.9

74.7

59.6

Food preparations

735.2

1 697.0

1 356.8 a

771.0a

853.3

Mixtures used in food

119.6

195.6

370.1

783.4

1 069.5

Other agric. exports

544.7

684

782.3

822.9

983.4

Total agric. exports

3 053.3

5 177.1

4 556.7

4 406.7

4 958.5

Total exports

14 336.7

27 824.7

30 407.0

35 027.1

44 777.3

Agric. & food as % of total exports

21.3

18.6

15

12.6

11.1
*Excludes export related subsidies

a = change in classification has resulted in some exclusions in 1996. and 1997


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