Pig prices at €1.60-€1.62/kg this week
Pig prices have risen sharply in the EU over the past few weeks and Irish price is now close to the EU average price. File Picture.
Irish pig prices remained at €1.60-€1.62/kg this week, with 87c to €1 per kg deadweight on offer for sows.
IFA said €1.60/kg is close to the breakeven pig price, following feed price rises, and a significant price increase is needed this summer to cover recent losses incurred and to build some reserves in the pig farming sector.
