Dairy cattle account for €2.3bn in exports

Dairy cattle account for €2.3bn in exports By Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent IRISH cows accounted for €2.3 billion in dairy export earnings last year, the World Holstein Friesian Conference heard yesterday. Some 350 delegates from 40 countries are attending the conference, which began in Killarney yesterday. It incorporates a dairy cattle show, which opens at the Green Glens in Millstreet this afternoon and continues tomorrow. The role that the country’s 1.1 million dairy cows play in the national economy was outlined by Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith which is being held in Ireland for the first time. He said more than 85% of the annual production from the dairy product and ingredient sectors are exported annually. Dairy products and ingredients account for one quarter of our total food and drink exports. Mr... [read full story]