Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Challenges Facing the Pig Industry: Discussion.

Mr. Cormac Healy:

Maybe it will lead to a full understanding of what we have been saying for some time about where margins are across the supply chain. We will work with the office. We are aware of the general scheme of the Bill that has been produced. The reality is that, for the past 12 months, Irish pig meat processors have been paying well ahead of their European counterparts. Delivering the strongest price possible is what the industry needs to be about, and the figures show that it has been delivering ahead of the major competitors. Regardless of whether there is another Bill, market conditions will determine that. Our continuing development of new markets is the most important thing for the price that is delivered and the sector's viability.

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