| Product Code: ETC12068142 | Publication Date: Apr 2025 | Updated Date: Nov 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Sachin Kumar Rai | No. of Pages: 65 | No. of Figures: 34 | No. of Tables: 19 |
Ireland`s butter block import market in 2024 continued to be dominated by key players such as the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Metropolitan France, and Belgium. Despite a concerning high concentration level indicated by the HHI, the market saw a significant growth rate of 13.53% in 2024 compared to the previous year. However, the overall CAGR from 2020 to 2024 was -16.7%, suggesting a challenging period for the industry. Keeping a close eye on these trends and developments will be crucial for stakeholders in the butter block import market in Ireland.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Overview |
3.1 Ireland Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Ireland Butter Blocks Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Fat Content, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing consumer demand for natural and premium food products |
4.2.2 Growing awareness about the health benefits of grass-fed butter |
4.2.3 Rise in popularity of traditional Irish dairy products abroad |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Fluctuations in raw material prices impacting production costs |
4.3.2 Competition from substitute products like margarine and plant-based spreads |
4.3.3 Regulatory challenges related to quality control and export regulations |
5 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Trends |
6 Ireland Butter Blocks Market, By Types |
6.1 Ireland Butter Blocks Market, By Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Type, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Salted Butter, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.4 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Unsalted Butter, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.5 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Cultured Butter, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.6 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Grass-Fed Butter, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.7 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Clarified Butter, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market, By Fat Content |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By 80% Fat & Above, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By 65% - 79% Fat, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.4 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Below 65% Fat, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.5 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Organic & Natural, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.6 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By High Moisture, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market, By Distribution Channel |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Supermarkets & Hypermarkets, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Online Retail Stores, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.4 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Specialty Food Stores, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.5 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Convenience Stores, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.6 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenues & Volume, By Foodservice & Hospitality, 2021 - 2031F |
7 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Average selling price of Ireland butter blocks |
8.2 Percentage of market penetration in key export markets |
8.3 Customer satisfaction scores for Ireland butter blocks |
8.4 Number of new product innovations introduced within a year |
8.5 Sustainability metrics related to sourcing practices and environmental impact |
9 Ireland Butter Blocks Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Opportunity Assessment, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Opportunity Assessment, By Fat Content, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Opportunity Assessment, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Ireland Butter Blocks Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Ireland Butter Blocks Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
To discover high-growth global markets and optimize your business strategy:
Click Here