Surprise increase for pig suppliers

The weekly throughput for week ending July 14 was 61,299, of which 1,854 were sows.

There was an unannounced increase of 2c/kg paid on Irish pig prices on Friday and producers are reporting quotes of at least €2.38-€2.40 available from processors in ROI, with some reporting up to €2.45/kg available signalling strong demand for ROI pigs.

The weekly throughput for week ending July 14 was 61,299, of which 1,854 were sows. The total was 466 more than last week and 1,139 more than in the corresponding week in 2023.