Dairy Exports and Imports 2018 Ireland's Trade in Goods 2018

Dairy Exports and Imports 2018

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In 2018, Ireland exported €814 million of cheese. More than half of this (€409 million) went to the UK. Almost two-thirds, €159 million, of all the cheese imported in 2018 came from the UK.

Milk imports to Ireland in 2018 were €345 million, and 87% of these imports came from the UK. Milk exports to the UK were valued at €140 million, to 30% of total milk exports from Ireland.

There were exports of over €1.1 billion of butter in 2018, and €247 million of that was exported to the UK, less than a quarter of total exports of butter.

X-axis label	exports	imports
Cheese	409.272913695921	158.854239531745
Milk	139.466044591271	301.615364299614
Butter	247.107515410222	20.9289377766599

Table 8.1 Dairy exports to the UK and Rest of World 2018
Product	UK		Rest of World		Total
Product	€million	% of total exports	€million	% of total exports	€million
Cheese	409	50	405	50	814
Milk	139	30	327	70	467
Butter	247	22	878	78	1,125
Total	796	33	1,610	67	2,406

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Table 8.2 Dairy imports from the UK and Rest of World 2018
Product	UK		Rest of World		Total
Product	€million	% of total imports	€million	% of total imports	€million
Cheese	159	65	87	35	246
Milk	302	87	43	13	345
Butter	21	59	14	41	35
Total	481	77	145	23	626