What is the price of horse meat in Ireland?

As of January 2025, horse meat in Ireland is US$ 3.92 per kg (3.62 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was Ireland's world rank in horse meat exports?

Ireland ranked 27th out of 29 exporters.

Horse Meat Price in Ireland - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Horse Meat Prices in Ireland

US$ 3.92 / kg

3.62 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 5.3% YoY ▲ 5.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	3.92	3.62	▲ 5.3%	▲ 5.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the horse meat price in Ireland available is US$ 3.92 per kg (3.62 EUR), up 5.3% year-on-year.

Ireland exported 2 tonnes of horse meat in 2025, valued at US$6,822, ranking 27th out of 29 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export volumes fell by 99.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$3.9209 per kg. Ireland is a net exporter of horse meat.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - horse meat in Ireland

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, Ireland exported $6.8K (1.7 t) of horse meat▼ 99.6% YoY. That ranks #27 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$6.8K

Export value

1.7 t

Export volume

#27 / 29

World rank

Global share

$3.92

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top horse meat exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 Belgium $59.7M · 23.5%
#2 Poland $53.1M · 20.9%
#3 Spain $33M · 13%
#4 Argentina $29.1M · 11.5%
#5 Romania $23.3M · 9.2%

Annual export data Ireland · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$6.8K	1.7 t	$3.92
2024	$1.7M	458.5 t	$3.72
2023	$2.1M	557 t	$3.73
2022	$1.5M	426 t	$3.44
2021	$344.6K	96.5 t	$3.57
2020	$404.8K	110.1 t	$3.68

HS Code

horse meat is traded under Harmonized System code 0205.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Ireland horse meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Ireland exported 772 tonnes of horse meat. Across 2019 alone, the market for Ireland horse meat (meat category) has reduced, recording a change of -22.02 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, horse meat's exports went down by -49.51 pc bringing the country US$3.08m for the year 2019. Ireland's horse meat exports are categorised as:

Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code 020500)

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Ireland horse meat export values

In 2019, Ireland exported horse meat valued at 3.08m USD, a drop of -28.57% from 2018's total horse meat export of 4.312m USD. The annual reduction in value of Ireland horse meat between 2017 to 2018 was -21.471 per cent.

The annual variation in the quantity of Ireland's horse meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -49.51% in comparison to a variation of -22.02% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ireland horse meat ( in '000$ )

Ireland's best performing export markets for horse meat are Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany and United Kingdom (UK).

Import/Export Trends

Ireland is a net importer of horse meat. The annual growth of Ireland horse meat in value between 2015 to 2019 was 15%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

Ireland imported 0 tonnes of horse meat in 2019.

Horse Meat Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest horse meat prices in other Europe countries:

United Kingdom (UK)$4.22/kg Netherlands$1.16/kg France$3.85/kg Germany$0.57/kg Portugal$23.59/kg Romania$4.80/kg Czech Republic$6.02/kg Russia$2.09/kg Spain$2.51/kg Denmark$1.67/kg Poland$2.90/kg Switzerland$2.84/kg Austria$1.12/kg Greece$5.05/kg Ukraine$1.08/kg

Other Meat Prices in Ireland

Latest prices for other meat in Ireland:

Mutton$8.38/kg Geese Meat$3.36/kg Goat Meat$9.85/kg Beef$11.52/kg

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