Chairman of bord bia says food industry is in a good place
Export values for dairy products and ingredients exceeded 3 billion euro for the first time with meat and livestock accounting for 3.3 billion and prepared foods 1.6 billion. Michael Carey says it is positiveNews. "We've achieved 10 billion euro - it's up 40 percent over the last four years, up 9 percent in the past year" he said. "They're a reflection of the cumulative effect...of the ambition and the ability of the businesses in this sector to grow their businesses". "It's been a great year for many of them, and they've seen a realisation of those ambitions during the past year" he added.