Agri-Business
Irish food and drinks exports in 2020 - valued at just shy of €13bn - experienced a 2% drop on the previous year, according to Bord Bia
Considerable opportunities are available for the Irish agri-food industry in meeting future food supply demands in Asia.
Ireland needs to broaden its horizons on the global food market to become the 'island at the centre of the world' as the Taoiseach envisages.
Sheep
New Zealand and Australia, two of the biggest players in the world sheepmeat market, seen the volume of product shipped to the EU decline in 2016.
If the UK voters decide to leave the EU in the upcoming Brexit referendum it could have a significant impact on Irish agri-food exports.
