Pig/Poultry
A meeting for pig farmers will be held in Portlaoise, Co. Laois next week following a recent "very significant drop" in prices.
The IFA pig chair, Michael Caffrey has expressed his "deep disappointment" at the recent 4c/kg drop in pig price.
According to Teagasc pig prices took a "huge hit" this past month, with an unprecedented 20 cent/kg drop over a fortnight.
Pig farm incomes have stabilised in recent years after a sharp decline from 2021-2023, according to...
The IFA pig chair, Michael Caffrey has strongly criticised the announcement of a further 10c/kg drop in pig prices.
The IFA National Pigs Committee has requested a meeting with processors in the new year to discuss drops in pig prices
The IFA National Pigs Committee will meet on Wednesday in the Killeshin hotel, Portlaoise to discuss the consistent drop in pig prices
Agri-Business
Prices for both cattle and milk are set to increase in 2024 according to the latest outlook report from Teagasc.
The IFA has said that food security and generational renewal are under threat as pig farmers are being hit with ongoing price cuts.
African swine fever (ASF) is set to remain as a major factor in influencing the worldwide trade of pork, according to a new report.
Agri Politics
The IFA National Pig Committee chair Roy Gallie is calling for further increases in the pig price paid to producers due to tight pig supplies
The IFA National Pig Committee chair Roy Gallie said that the Irish pig price is currently 14c/kg behind the European average.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called on Irish processors to increase the price paid to Irish pig farmers for next week’s pigs.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that Irish pig processors are letting farmers down by failing to increase prices for next week.
Many shelves in both Lidl and Aldi in Cavan town remain empty today as pig, poultry and egg farmers continue protesting at the supermarkets.
Protest action continued through the night outside Lidl and Aldi in Co. Cavan where farmers are calling for an end to below cost selling.
A substantial pig-price increase is 'justified immediately to help offset continuing increases in the cost of pig production'
Pig farmers are now receiving quotes of €2/kg from a number of processing plants around the country, according to the IFA.
Retailer Tesco will put forward a proposal next week to work towards providing an increase in pig prices by early June, according to the IFA.
Pig farmers, who are members of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), remain on the picket line in Co. Louth this morning (Thursday, May 19).
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Pigs Committee chair said that pig farmers are still waiting for an increase in price from processors.
The protests carried out by the Pig Committee of the IFA yesterday (Tuesday, May 10) have now been suspended, Agriland understands.
The Pig Committee of the IFA is holding protests at four food processors, and it is understood that one processor has spoken with protesters.
