Agriculture
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| source: global.gov |
As mentioned in the last post, agriculture is a major part of Ireland's economy. Much of the country's rich grasslands are used for pastures and producing hay. From knowing about the land and the culture of the country and the vast farmlands, many people are farmers. They tend to the land and raise livestock. I would think that livestock was the most popular economic contribution. However, from the indexmundi website, information about exports of the country are listed by year and product. The most recent year listed is 2011. Livestock and animal products were not the highest sum. Live Animals and Animal Products account for $5,515, 748, 764 (which is a large amount of money). The highest export sum (also of 2011) is that of Products of the Chemical or Allied industries, with $62, 085, 640, 639. I had to look up exactly what they were; the products include soaps, drugs, basic chemicals, fertilizers, plastics, etc. that are manufactured products.
For more information on Agriculture, check out my previous post here:
http://skelly62015.blogspot.com/2015/03/agriculture.html
