Pig feed costs more in Ireland
The IFA said the survey, carried out in February, puts Ireland’s composite feed price at €214 per tonne, compared with €175 per tonne in Denmark, €184 per tonne in Holland and €191 per tonne in Britain.
Pigs Committee chairman Pat O’Keeffe said Irish producers couldn't continue to pay this high price for feed and remain competitive in a weak marketplace.
“The €214 per tonne price does not include the increase of up to €6 per tonne sought by some of the millers since March this year,” he said, explaining that feed costs represent 65% to 70% of the cost of producing a pig.
