Agri-food exports up by 42% since 2009

Irish food and drink exports topped €10bn last year — an increase of more than 40% on 2009.

The figures, contained in the fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the Food Harvest 2020 goals, show an agri- food sector that is booming.

The goals were developed in 2009 and 2010 — a time when food and drink exports reached just over €7bn, a drop of over €1bn on the previous year.