While there was no official price rise from the main pork export plants last Friday, there is signs that factories are paying above quotes to secure numbers.
While officially €1.76c/kg is common again this week as an official quote, reports from many farmers indicate that €1.78c/kg is being paid for this week’s pigs, with some talk of a return to €1.80c/kg being achieved for spot loads.
IFA Pig Committee Chairman Tom Hogan said he was disappointed but not surprised that factories did not officially increase the price and return 4c/kg to all farmers, but he said the pressure was mounting and a return to €1.80c/kg was fully justified. Irish pig farmers deserve to be treated fairly and pigmeat markets, especially the export market, have improved in recent weeks and this must be reflected in a pig price increase.
