Pig price on track to highest yearly averagein over 10 years

Northern Ireland protocol will protect  trading of 500,000 pigs annually from  south to north

Irish farmers are currently getting a price 20% above the EU average.

IFA says the flat rate pig price stayed at €1.56-1.60/kg this week.

With the pig market in mainland Europe still under pressure from restricted market access (due to African swine fever, ASF, in wild boar), Covid-19 restrictions, and foodservice and Christmas processing closures, Irish farmers are getting a price 20% above the EU average.