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In 2019, the gap between UK beef production and domestic consumption was 152,000 tonnes. In order to fill this deficit 315,000 tonnes of beef were imported, as 163,000 tonnes were exported.
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https://ahdb.org.uk/news/uk-beef-sel...acts-of-brexit
So we have to import as we export so much?
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Only 0.15% of Australian beef exports went to the UK in 2020, however 14% of the UK’s sheep meat imports came from Australia.
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(UK) accounts for 44% of Irish beef exports in value terms.
It is also very important for exports of Irish dairy products, taking 40% of our cheese exports in 2020.
The UK is still an important market outlet for Irish pigmeat, accounting for 30% of the total.
The UK accounts for 18% of Irish sheepmeat exports.
Most of Ireland’s poultry exports also go to the UK.
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https://www.irishexaminer.com/farmin...-40299209.html
So Ireland (in the EU) is very dependent on the UK market. So that's why they are so against a closed border?