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Irish seafood export value rises, but volume down

Seafood
Ireland
Published Jan 17, 2023

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Irish seafood export value rises – but volume down. Improved prices helped drive the performance, with export values increasing by 3% (or €17 million) in 2022 to reach €530 million. This was despite a 19% decrease in volumes exported, reflecting the challenging situation faced by Irish seafood exporters in securing supply.

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Irish seafood export value rises – but volume down. Improved prices helped drive the performance in Irish seafood with export values increasing by 3% (or €17 million) in 2022 to reach €530 million. This was despite a 19% decrease in volumes exported, reflecting the challenging situation faced by Irish seafood exporters in securing supply. The figures are revealed in Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2022/23 by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, TD reveals the value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 22% last year to reach a new record high of €16.7 billion. Total volumes exported were down an estimated 19%, reflecting the challenging situation faced by Irish seafood exporters in securing supply. The reduction in quotas from the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA), affected some key species, the temporary cessation scheme, less days at sea due to difficult weather conditions, higher costs for ...
Source: Fish Focus
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