Government must 'be open' to reviewing supports for pig sector as situation evolves

New support package includes €13m in funding for the pig sector, along with €3m in support for the horticultural sector.

This fresh round of supports come as farmers battle soaring prices for inputs. Picture: Finbarr O’Rourke

Rocketing feed input costs have created an “unbridgeable gap” between production costs and pig prices the producers have warned.

This comes as the Government announced a fresh package of measures to support farmers including €13m in funding for the pig sector, along with €2.8m in support for the horticultural sector.