IFA leads pig price protest

Pig farmers have accused Irish meat processors of crippling their sector by keeping factory prices 20c/kg below the cost of production.

“Farmers have suffered a 42c/kg drop in pig prices in the last six months,” said IFA president Eddie Downey during a protest at the Dublin headquarters of Ibec member Irish Association of Pig Meat Processors.

“This price drop of €34 [per animal] has left every producer in the country in a loss-making situation, with many farms facing ruin.”