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.

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

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.

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