Food and drink exports are up for the fifth year in a row – and are now worth a record €200 million per week to the economy.
Most of the growth came from non-EU markets – including a 40 per cent rise in orders from China.
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Bord Bia says agri-food sales abroad have grown nine times faster than Ireland's total exports since the turn of the decade.
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney says the opening of the US market to Irish beef and the end of milk quotas means the growth can continue for years to come.
