Some sectors of Ireland's valuable food and drink industry were severely impacted last year as a result the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The extent of the decline is highlighted in the annual Bord Bia Performance & Prospects 2020/2021 Report, which will be published today by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
Food and drink exports overall declined by just 2%, but exports of alcohol, seafood and prepared consumer food products all had dramatic falls in value.
By far the hardest hit was the alcohol trade, with exports down 19%, but the sector is still valued at €1.3 billion. Whiskey, cream liquors - like Baileys - and beer accounted for most of the decline.