IFA calls on Irish pig processors to ‘bridge the price lag’ August 16, 2019 Pig/Poultry German pig price has gone up by 14c/kg in the past three weeks while Irish pig price continues to lag behind according to…
Hogan: ‘Pig price rise must continue’ April 18, 2019 Pig/Poultry Pig processors have been called on to “take notice of their European counterparts and pass on similar price increases” that have been seen…
Video: Hyde Park’s ‘fully integrated’ pig enterprise April 13, 2019 Pig/Poultry Sean and Darren Brady run a 700-sow unit at Hyde Park Pig Farm in Killucan, Co. Westmeath. The enterprise is “fully integrated from…
Meeting for every ‘serious’ pig farmer on prices ‘crisis’ tonight April 8, 2019 Pig/Poultry All pig farmers around the country are urged to attend a farmer meeting in Co. Offaly tonight on the issue of pig prices…
Irish pig kill-out percentage ‘has not been changed in 30 years’ April 5, 2019 Pig/Poultry In Ireland, pig farmers are paid on a 76% kill-out basis and this figure has not changed over the last 30 years, according…
‘Strong global demand would indicate pig price increase’ March 28, 2019 Pig/Poultry In line with a strong global pig trade, an “immediate and substantial price increase” is being called for by the industry’s spokesperson for…
‘Pig sector could crumble within months’ – IFA February 28, 2019 Pig/Poultry If the current margins over feed cost continue for much longer, the Irish pig sector – the third largest agri sector in terms…
Pig farms’ viability could be questioned by their banks – IFA January 18, 2019 Pig/Poultry The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has warned that without an increase in prices for pigmeat, the viability of family pig farms will be…
Light at the end of the tunnel for the Irish pig trade November 22, 2018 Pig/Poultry It has been outlined by the chairman of a farm lobby group’s pig committee that there are signs of of improvement in Irish…
Pig farmers playing it day by day as the price struggle continues September 7, 2018 Pig/Poultry “Cashflow is so precarious at the moment that some pig farmers need to sell pigs solely to buy feed for the coming week.…
‘A price rise is needed if pig processors are serious about the industry’ August 30, 2018 Pig/Poultry Pig processors need to up their prices if they are serious about the survival of the industry in Ireland, according to the chairman…
Pig producer revolt: ‘Make no mistake – there will be more radical protests’ August 16, 2018 Pig/Poultry The country’s pig industry stands to lose “tens of millions of euro” over the next year as factory prices diminish and feed costs…
Rising costs and static prices piles the pressure on ‘struggling’ pig produers June 8, 2018 Pig/Poultry Increases in feed costs witnessed this year – alongside static pig prices – have meant that Irish pig producers are currently under significant…
Irish pig producers hopeful of price lift following German increase May 21, 2018 Pig/Poultry Irish pig producers are hopeful that domestic pig prices will witness a lift this week, following on from a recent increase in the…
Pig producers ‘digging holes’ as prices remain below cost of production March 29, 2018 Pig/Poultry As pig processors continue to hold prices, farmers are being forced to dig themselves into deeper holes, according to the chairman of the…
Pig producers must compel processors to deliver price boost March 22, 2018 Pig/Poultry Pig producers have been asked to put pressure on processors to deliver what many farmers see as a justified price increase this week.…
‘Pig farmers are racing faster to stand still’ March 16, 2018 Pig/Poultry Pig farmers are racing faster to stand still, as prices continue to remain static, according to the chairman of the Irish Farmers’ Association…
‘Undercutting pig price has to stop now’ October 6, 2017 Pig/Poultry All pig processors have been called upon to stop cutting the pig price for farmers by IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) National Pigs Chairman…
