4c/kg price cut for some pigs

Opportunity for Irish exporters as UK pork hits Brexit wall on continent

British pigmeat exporters say their EU customers are threatening to turn to Spain and Ireland for product from now on, after additional Brexit checks at ports make it very difficult to get UK product into the EU. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

With some processors cutting the pig price 4c/kg last Friday, their suppliers were paid as low as €1.52/kg, before bonuses.

Meanwhile, other processors still quoted up to €1.60.