Number of pigs slaughtered down over 10%

The figure is down to over 1.9m heads when compared with the same seven months last year, new CSO figures show.

Pig slaughterings contracted by 9.8% to almost 262,000 heads in July 2023 compared with July 2022.

The number of pigs slaughtered between January and July of this year is down 10.4% to over 1.9m heads when compared with the same seven months last year, new CSO figures show.

Pig slaughterings contracted by 9.8% to almost 262,000 heads in July 2023 compared with July 2022.