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 £2.03/kg (€2.44/kg), while the APP All Pig Price, the average price for all pigs is £2.058/kg (€2.47/kg).
The EU average price for week 47 for grade E carcass was €1.92/kg excluding vat. This represents a drop of -4% over the past month and is -9% behind last year’s EU average price for the same week. There has been little change to EU pigmeat prices over the past few weeks.
The weekly throughput for week ending December 1st was 68,906 of which 2,194 were sows.
According to a recent report from AHDB, the condition of GB winter crops for harvest 2025 shows winter oilseed rape is in a much better position than winter wheat, barley or oats.
There has been another confirmed case of ASF in wild boar in Germany. The boar washed up in the river Rhine last week. The number of infected wild boar in Germany has grown to 541 since June.
