Taste the Island - A Celebration of Ireland's Food and Drink - 2019 Buyers Guide

Japan is the no.1 importer of Irish whiskey in Asia 600 potato growers farm 12,000ha Seafood Industry valued at € 890m employing >11,000 people,with 1,900 registered fishing boats IRISH FOOD & DRINK EXPORTS The value of food and drink exports in 2018 were estimated at € 12.11bn [+64% since 2010 ] Ireland exports almost 1/4 million tonnes Japan is the 4th largest market for Irish cheese Irish whiskey is the fastest growing spirit category in the world 60% of Irish whiskey exports are destined for North America BEEF AND DAIRY HORTICULTURE SEAFOOD IRISHWHISKEY The Most popular soft fruit in Ireland is Strawberries with 57 growers 169 hectares >1,000 employees Ireland exports € 81m of mushrooms Seafood exports to 72 countries globally Seafood exports valued at € 555m EU markets account for 55% of exports 95% of Irish farmed salmon is organic 2/3 of exports are Beef & Dairy Butter exports are valued at € 1bn Kerrygold butter the no.1 branded butter in Germany no.2 branded butter in the US. Ireland is recognised as a Global Leader for sustainability, food safety & traceability Irish food and drink exports to >180 countries Ireland was the 1st EU country to export beef to China Irish Beef exports to 159 countries Ireland ranks 5th in the world in beef net exports The Strawberry was first grown in 1750 on Strawberry Beds road, on banks of River Liffey, Dublin. Today Dublin,Wexford, Meath & Kildare are key producer counties 5 SECT ION 3 – THE GLOBAL FOOTPRINT OF IRI SH FOOD & DRINK