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A collection of our latest farming news, views and analysis on the pig and poultry sectors.

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Bird flu
Poultry housing order to protect flocks from bird flu to be lifted next month
Poultry biosecurity regulations introduced in December 2024 continue to remain in force

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

The best way to utilise pig slurry on tillage land
The best way to utilise pig slurry on tillage land
Targeting soils low in P and K is the best way to utilise pig slurry on tillage land, Teagasc advises

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Irish pig price rises 4c/kg amid strong EU demand and trade uncertainty
Ireland’s pig price remains 110% of the EU average, according to European Commission figures for the week ending March 29

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Pig prices hold steady, signalling good demand
Factory pig throughput in Republic of Ireland export plants for the week ending March 23 was 55,094 head

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

HEALTH BirdFlu 12
UK detects world's first case of bird flu in a sheep
Many different mammals have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus across the globe including bears, cats, dairy cows, dogs, dolphins, seals and tigers

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

70% reduction in spring barley fertiliser costs possible with pig slurry
70% reduction in spring barley fertiliser costs possible with pig slurry
Along with providing financial savings, other benefits of using pig slurry in a tillage rotation include adding valuable organic matter to the soil, along with reducing the farm’s vulnerability to fluctuations in the cost of imported fertilisers

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

US Inflation Tops Forecasts, Bolstering Case For Fed To Hold
Stephen Cadogan: Could Ireland become gripped by US egg-shortage conspiracies?
In the land of disinformation, and with the price of eggs rocketing, conspiracy theories about rampant bird flu abound

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Pig prices stabilise at €2.06-€2.10
Pig prices stabilise at €2.06-€2.10
There was no change in Irish pig prices on Friday last following the previous week’s drop of 4c/kg.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Irish pig prices hold despite EU slide
There was no change to Irish pig price on Friday, with producers reporting quotes ranging from €2. 08-€2. 12 available from processors in ROI.  The SPP (Standard Pig Price – no premium) in the UK reported by AHDB currently is £2. 03/kg (€2.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Pig prices unchanged at €2.08-2.12/kg
The weekly DAFM throughput for the week ending November 10 was 68,331, including 1,897 sows, which was 13,082 more than last week and 527 less than in the corresponding week in 2023.

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Egg Shortages Continue In The UK
Poultry farmers urged to be on bird flu alert
A case was also confirmed earlier this month at a farm in Yorkshire, England. The disease has also been detected in wild birds in Britain this autumn.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2024

Election uncertainty stalls pig markets
Election uncertainty stalls pig markets
There was no change to Irish pig price on Friday last with producers reporting quotes ranging from €2. 08-€2. 12 available from processors in ROI. The SPP (Standard Pig Price – no premium) in the UK reported by AHDB currently is £2. 04/kg (€2.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Pig prices hold at €2.14 to €2.18/kg
There was no change to Irish pig prices on Friday last, with producers reporting quotes ranging from €2. 14 to €2. 18 from processors in ROI.  Prices in Northern Ireland and the UK remain strong, as they have been for the first nine months of the year.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Further 6c/kg drop in Irish pig prices
There was an announced drop of a further 6c/kg in pig prices on Friday across ROI processors, with producers reporting quotes ranging from €2. 28-€2. 34.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Closeup macro of pasture raised farm fresh dozen brown eggs store bought from farmer in carton box container with speckled eggsh
Tesco moves own-label range of eggs to barn, free-range and organic 
This reflects "a welfare commitment to do so before 2025", the retailer said.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
No change to pig prices this week
There was no announced change to Irish pig prices on Friday and producers are reporting quotes of at least €2. 38-€2. 40 available from processors in ROI, with some pig farmers reporting up to €2. 45/kg available signalling strong demand for ROI pigs.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Closeup macro of pasture raised farm fresh dozen brown eggs store bought from farmer in carton box container with speckled eggsh
Farmers say importation of German eggs is 'deeply troubling' as Lidl confirms 'temporary' sourcing
Nigel Sweetnam said egg producers are "totally opposed" to the importation of German eggs. 

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Surprise increase for pig suppliers
The weekly throughput for week ending July 14 was 61,299, of which 1,854 were sows.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2024

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Irish pig prices up 4c/kg this week
Irish pig prices saw an increase of 4c/kg paid on Friday, with producers reporting quotes of at least €2. 36-€2. 40 available from processors. With some paying as much as €2. 42/kg, it signals strong demand for Irish pigs.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

Sustainable pig production key focus of Cork open day
Sustainable pig production key focus of Cork open day
Over 180 pig producers and industry stakeholders attended the event over the two days. 

Fri, 24 May, 2024

Operations At An Egg Farm As Poultry Farmers Adjust To Trade Agreements
Ireland has avoided recent outbreaks of bird flu but the global threat remains and is growing
Spread of bird flu to cattle, first seen in Texas, brings to more than 40 the number of different species of mammals infected

Fri, 19 Apr, 2024

Livestock breeding. The farm pigs.
Pig prices hold at €2.16-€2.20/kg
There was no announced change in Irish pig prices last Friday with farmers reporting quotes of at least €2. 16-€2. 20 available from Irish processors. The average European price for a Grade-E carcass pig for week 12 was €2. 18/kg (excluding Vat).

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Livestock breeding. The farm pigs.
Emissions Directive tightens for pig and poultry
Up to now, the Industrial Emissions Directive applied only to farms with more than 2,000 pigs or 750 sows.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2024

Little piglet with innocent eye.
Pigs kept in 'coffin-like confinement', activists say of undercover investigation
Animal Rebellion Ireland and the National Animal Rights Association conducted an undercover investigation into random pig farms and will share the video at a press conference

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Little piglet with innocent eye.
Irish Pig Health Society Symposium takes place in April
Attendees will assemble at the Curragh Racecourse in Co Kildare on Tuesday, April 16.

Wed, 28 Feb, 2024

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