Irish pig prices remained unchanged last Friday, with producers receiving between €1.86 and €1.90 per kilogram in the Republic. There has been a significant drop in pig prices in recent months, and this is adding further strain to already tight farm margins.
The average price for grade E pig carcasses in week 44 was €1.75/kg (excluding VAT), which hasn’t changed much when compared to the previous two weeks (variant of 0.4%). However, when compared to the previous month prices are now 6.3% lower and sit 9% below the same period last year.
The weekly throughput reported by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine for week ending the 9th of Nov was 70,473, of which 2025 were sows.
Grain prices in Europe are easing slightly as the euro strengthens against the dollar, pushing wheat futures on Euronext for December 2025 back below €190 per tonne for the first time this month. This downward movement is also affecting later contracts, while rapeseed and sunflower prices are now stabilizing after recent gains. The European Commission has reported a slowdown in soybean and rapeseed imports compared to last season.
Ireland’s percentage of the EU price is currently 105% of the EU average price as reported to the EU Commission for the week commencing 01/11/2025.
Factory pig throughput in Republic of Ireland export plants for the week ending 9th November 2025 was 70,473 head which was 13,182 more than last week and 2,142 more than in the corresponding week in 2024.
Export Plants: Top prices on a flat rate basis </= €1.86/kg-€1.90/kg in Rosderra and Kepak
</=€1.86/kg-€1.90/kg in Dawn Pork & Bacon </=€1.86/kg-€1.90kg in Staunton’s.
Sows: €1.15/kg.
Weekly Slaughtering’s: Week-ending 09/11/2025 Pigs: 68,429 sows:2,025.
EU-27 PIGMEAT REFERENCE PRICE WK COMMENCING 01/11/2025
Irish price €1.82kg
EU–27 average price €1.74kg
(Grade E pigs – 55% to 60% lean meat excluding VAT but including transport and bonuses).
