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Get your free copy10 February 2016, 16:22 PM
- Figures published by the Irish Food Board, Bord Bia, have shown that in 2015 Irish food and drink exports to the UK rose by 7 per cent to €4.4 billion
Accounting for 41 per cent of Irish food and drink exports, the UK market represents 70 per cent of prepared consumer food exports, 54 per cent of all Irish beef exports and 44 per cent of prepared food exports.
Irish whiskey is the world’s fastest growing spirit, with 29 per cent of exports going to the UK.
Simon Coveney, minister for agriculture, food and the marine said, “The food and drink industry has been a driving force in our economic recovery since 2009, delivering cumulative export growth of 51 per cent.
“Irish producers and companies have yet again demonstrated in 2015 their ambition, innovativeness and ability to meet buyer and consumer needs in highly competitive and complex trading environments.”
