Pig price still well ahead of EU

Grade E pig price fell across most of continental Europe because of African swine fever. File Picture.  

Although the average price paid in recent weeks for grade E pigs, at €1.52/kg (excluding Vat) is 39c down from 12 months ago, it was comfortably ahead of the EU average of €1.31.

Since June of 2020, pigmeat exports to China from Germany were suspended after African swine fever was detected in German wild boar.