Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Challenges Facing the Pig Industry: Discussion.

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming in. Mr. Cullinan talked about 7% of pig producers basically going broke. Why is the figure of 7% being picked as against the 93%? I have talked to the two producers in County Roscommon. Any of them I have talked to so far have said that they are losing phenomenal money. Even pig producers in Tipperary, Cork and other places will tell you that. I ask Mr. Cullinan to explain how he has come up with the figure of 7%?

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