The Central Statistics Office (CSO) provides a monthly breakdown of beef imports by weight. According to the CSO data, imports into Ireland for the period January to September 2019 were 91,867 tonnes, or €21 million in value terms.
The following table provides further detail in relation to the countries from which these imports were sourced.
Country
|
€000
|
Tonnes
|
Great Britain
|
69,180
|
16,028
|
Northern Ireland
|
11,579
|
2,911
|
Poland
|
3,305
|
861
|
Netherlands
|
2,628
|
886
|
Spain
|
2,380
|
540
|
Germany
|
716
|
121
|
Lithuania
|
468
|
208
|
Unknown (Non-EU)
|
406
|
72
|
Sweden
|
342
|
89
|
France
|
341
|
53
|
Belgium
|
200
|
43
|
Denmark
|
184
|
44
|
Italy
|
83
|
11
|
Brazil
|
24
|
4
|
Argentina
|
11
|
1
|
Switzerland
|
9
|
1
|
Slovakia
|
6
|
2
|
China
|
2
|
0
|
Uruguay
|
2
|
0
|
Latvia
|
2
|
1
|
Iceland
|
0
|
0
|
Grand Total
|
91,868
|
21,876
|