Feeding the frenzy of the Chinese market

China is our sixth largest market overall for agri-food exports, and our second largest market for dairy products, and hopes are high for future growth, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

IRISH food and drink exports to China have trebled in just three years and were worth well over €400m last year.

China, with a population of 1.3bn people, is the largest and most populous economy in the world, and is now the sixth largest market for Irish food and drink exports and our second largest market for dairy products.