Comments by "John Coleman" (@ClannCholmain) on "Ask Peter: Why Scottish Independence Will NEVER Happen!" video.

  1.  @AAA-gj3rx  Britain hasn’t been able to feed itself for over two hundred years, it currently imports over 50% of what it needs. The most expensive farm land in the world is Irish soil, the island of Ireland today produces about the same as the continent of Australia.
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  2.  @AAA-gj3rx  you’re confusing us with Wales, they have about 10 million sheep, Ireland has about 10 million cattle.
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  3.  @chollyappleseed1969 make it 60,000,000 in an all Ireland economy.
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  4.  @AAA-gj3rx  where are you from? Ireland exports most of it’s whiskey, to people like you.
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  5.  @chrimbus71  I’m using an Irish Examiner article: Under 9% of total goods exports from companies in Ireland went to Britain in 2021, but €19bn worth of total imports arrived into Ireland from the UK during the same period. 25 Jul 2022 Taken from U.K. government website: In 2020, 54% of domestic consumption came from UK production (based on unprocessed value at farmgate), 28% from the EU and the remaining 18% from the rest of the world. 42 countries accounted for 90% of imported supply, and 27 for 80%. 22 Dec 2021
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  6.  @chrimbus71  Guardian : UK factories blame 16th month in a row of falling exports on Brexit barriers 1 June 2023 House of Commons Library: In 2022, the UK exported £340 billion of goods and services to the EU, 42% of total UK exports. The UK imported £432 billion from the EU, 48% of total UK imports. The UK had a trade deficit of £92 billion with the EU compared to a £5 billion surplus with non-EU countries. 11 May 2023
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  7.  @Gillemear  he mostly reserves his racism against Africans, you can see his other comments. He isn’t aware that some of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa, nor does he care. He’s just one of those people who drinks a bottle of Irish whiskey and cries hard into his pillow at night if he sees someone who doesn’t look like him, such a waste of good whiskey. He’s really just a common housefly troll.
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  8.  @chrimbus71  😆Ireland is a net importer of potatoes, probably because they don’t have much added value. About 185,000 tonnes of potatoes are exported from the UK to Ireland. Irish Food and Drink Exports Enjoyed a Record Year as Value of Sales Up 4% to €13.5bn in 2021. Businessplus : Ireland's Food And Drink Exports Reach Record €16.7bn Inflation and increased volume of goods sold overseas were responsible for Ireland's food, drink and horticulture exports increasing 22% year-on-year to a record high of €16.7bn in 2022. The latest Bord Bia export performance and prospects report shows food and drink exports alone rose €3bn last year and 30% on pre-pandemic levels (€13bn in 2019). Exporters in the sector increased unit prices in response to inflation, which hovered close to double digits for much of the year, in both input and operational costs. The volume of exports for sectors such as beef and dairy increased while prepared consumer foods (PCF) and drinks achieved new milestones in the value of their respective exports. Value-added meat and seafood exports, part of the PCF category, exceeded €1bn in exports last year, an increase of 30% from 2021 and 23% from pre-Covid-19. The subcategory represents traditionally lower value cuts of meat. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine estimates that total Irish agri-food exports, including non-edible products not included within Bord Bia’s report, to have been worth €18.7 bn in 2022, representing a 21% year-on-year increase. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue described the results as "excellent," citing the challenging conditions caused by the war in Ukraine, inflation and disruptions to the global supply chain caused by Covid. "Against the backdrop of this difficult global trading environment, Ireland has continued to maintain its reputation as a world-class sustainable food producer and supplier, while also successfully securing new business in new markets around the world," McConalogue continued. Jim O'Toole, CEO of Bord Bia, said the results were "testament to the resilience of one of Ireland’s most important export industries.” As 2023 is predicted to be another disruptive year of economic difficulty and challenging supply chains, Bord Bia will continue to be agile and responsive to client and sector needs in what is likely to be a period of ongoing volatility," he added. "For Irish food and drink exporters, it will be increasingly important to be aware of how consumers respond to the current cost of living crisis and to position their products accordingly.” Of the total for Irish food, drink and horticulture exports in 2022, dairy accounted for €6.8bn, up 33% of €1.7bn from a year earlier, driven by growing exports of butter (+26%) and cheese (+25%), with more than 1.7m tonnes of products shipped to 130 markets globally. Meat and livestock exports totalled €4bn, representing an increase of 15% or €520m year-on-year, due to rising prices but also stronger performances within the beef and sheepmeat subsectors.
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  9.  @Gillemear  😆 You are talking about yourself!
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