Local IFA official pleads with meat processors to increase pig prices
The Ulster/North Leinster Chairman of the IFA has called on meat processors to increase prices to 2.20 euro per KG. The IFA Pigs Committee has been campaigning nationally to secure increases in the pig price for farmers who have been haemorrhaging massive financial losses for almost a year now.…
Pig farmers step up protests
Farmers from the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are standing in solidarity with Pig farmers at locations across the country this morning as they seek commitments from processors for price increases. The IFA Pigs Committee has intensified its campaign to ensure that the price paid for pigs…
Pig Farmers protest outside Department of Agriculture
Pig farmers from the North West joined others from across the Country earlier this morning outside of the Department of Agriculture this morning for an Irish Farmers’ Association demonstration seeking a Government bailout for the sector. Pig farmers are seeking a €100 million package, half of which they have…