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farming

Pig kill slumps by 26,000

MORE pigs being sent north of the border for higher prices is one of the reasons given for a year-on-year slump in numbers slaughtered at factories in the Republic.

rugby

Munster Lions: 22 tour heroes to be honoured

farming

Poor uptake of Irish bacon label

farming

Pig producers fight on

farming

Dairygold says Galtee is Irish pigmeat

farming

Dairygold defends decision to shut plants

Pig-slaughtering at plant may end

GROWING fears that Dairygold Co-op is about to announce an end to pig-slaughtering at Galtee Meats in Mitchelstown, Co Cork, led to a warning by producers yesterday that such a move would not be justified.

Wed, 11 Aug, 2004

Concern over falling pig supplies

Market improvement for pigs across the EU over the past month is not being passed back to Irish producers, the IFA has claimed.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2004

Pig producers seek support for survival plan as rules stiffen and costs rise

THE pig production sector, which generates more than 300 million in gross agricultural output and provides employment for up to 12,000 people is seeking support for a survival plan.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2003

Pig producers launch co-op in attempt to secure future of industry

PIG producers have launched a co-op in a proactive move to secure their own future.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2002