FOOD WISE 2025: Presentation to the Balkin
- Group. Siobhán Dowling, 16 November 2015
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FOOD WISE 2025: Presentation to the Balkin Group. Siobhn Dowling, 16 November 2015 Ireland Ireland Total Population 4.6 million (2014) Total Land Area (hectares) 6.9 million 140,000 Number of Farm Holdings 5.7% Agriculture (% Total
Ireland
Total Population 4.6 million (2014) Total Land Area (hectares) 6.9 million Number of Farm Holdings 140,000 Agriculture (% Total Employment) 5.7% Average Farm Size 33 ha Food Companies 1,300 (all sizes) Food/Drink Employment 52,000 Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 12.7% Source:
Grassland Area Ireland Europe 80% 40%
Cattle 7.0 million Sheep 5.2 million Pigs 1.5 million Chicken 11 million
Pasture for grazing: Dairy and Beef, 80% Rough Grazing, 11% Crops, 8%
Dairy products & ingredients 29% Beef 22% Prepared Foods 17% Beverages 12% Pigmeat 6% Seafood 5% Edible Horticulture & Cereals 2% Poultry 3% Sheepmeat 2% Live Animals 2%
Source: Bord Bia, Export Performance & Prospects 2014 - 2015
United Kingdom, 40% Rest of EU, 31% Rest of World, 29% Source: Bord Bia Performance & Prospects, 2014-2015
2 4 6 8 10 12 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
€7.2bn €7.9bn €8.9bn €9.1bn €10.0bn €10.5bn
Source: CSO
Sustainability, 60 Human Capital, 51 Market Development, 34 Competitiveness, 36 Innovation, 23 Sectors, 183
Dairy, 18 Beef, 40 Sheep, 15 Pigmeat, 14 Poultry, 13 PCF, 10 Alcohol Beverages, 14 Artisan, 7 Horticulture, 17 Cereals/tillage, 17 Forestr y, 8 Seafood, 10
Grassland Area Ireland Europe 80% 40%