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Calls made for pig price boost amid encouraging markets

June 25, 2020

Pig factories have been called on by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to increase the pig price tomorrow, Friday, June 26, when setting…

Irish pig prices remain stagnant at below €2/kg mark

December 9, 2019

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It has been outlined that there has been no rise given in quotes from Irish pig factories for a fourth week in succession…

Average pig price set to cross ‘record-breaking €2/kg’

November 21, 2019

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Calls have been made for Irish pig processors to apply “a minimum 6c/kg pig price increase” tomorrow, Friday. November 22. The Irish Farmers’…

IFA calls on Irish pig processors to ‘bridge the price lag’

August 16, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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As pig processors continue to hold prices, farmers are being forced to dig themselves into deeper holes, according to the chairman of the…

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