Strong recovery in food and drink exports

THERE has been a strong recovery in the value of Irish food and drink exports over recent months.

It has been helped by an improving exchange rate, increased meat export volumes and a stronger export performance in the beverage, dairy and seafood sectors.

Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter, who outlined the rate of the recovery at the ploughing championships, said during the first five months of 2010, the value of exports was more than 8% higher than a year earlier at almost €3 billion.