€3,000 EU support fund cheque won’t stretch very far for Irish pig farmers

An EU support fund announced last September, and matching Irish funding, have resulted in a €1m package this week for pig farmers.
€3,000 EU support fund cheque won’t stretch very far for Irish pig farmers
Thu, 04 Feb, 2016 - 00:00
Stephen Cadogan

It delivers a flat rate payment of about €3,000 to each farmer.

This will issue to all pig farmers who supplied 200 or more pigs for slaughter in 2015.

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