Pig farmers warned to "be realistic" on cashflow
IRELAND - Pig farmers attending this year's Teagasc pig conferences were warned to "be realistic" on cash flow and decide now, how they will get through the next six months of high feed prices.

Rosy Future For Organic Red Meat
NORTHERN IRELAND - The Northern Ireland red meat industry may be losing £200m per year but one young County Down farmer believes an organic farm shop is the way to a profitable future.

Teagasc Pig Conference Targets High Feed Prices
IRELAND - Increased feed cost is squeezing the margins in pig production. Coping with these higher feed prices and surviving until there is an upturn in the pigmeat market is the major challenge now facing pig producers.

Coughlan to raise issue of pig industry support
IRELAND - The case for providing the troubled €400 million Irish pig meat industry with support is to be raised at the European Union Farm Council meeting in Luxembourg today by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Mary Coughlan.

Minister urges EU to help pigmeat sector
IRELAND - Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan is urging the European Commission to support the Irish pigmeat sector by increasing export refunds for fresh and frozen pigmeat.

7,000 jobs at risk in pig industry
IRELAND - FINE Gael Agriculture and Food Spokesperson Michael Creed has claimed the combination of Fianna Fail and the Greens in Government would contribute to rising food prices and lead to job losses, especially in the pig and poultry industry.

Pig industry crisis highlighted
IRELAND - The serious crisis in the pig industry was highlighted by the presence of so many pig producers, processors and banking representatives at a strategy meeting in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, said IFA president Padraig Walshe.

Pig producers in survival plan talks
IRELAND - Pig producers will meet in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, tonight to discuss a survival strategy for their industry which they warn is at serious risk because of high grain prices.

IFA in talks to ease pig industry ‘crisis’
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers Association has put forward three specific proposals to Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan to tackle what it termed the serious crisis that pig producers are now experiencing.

Discover France's meat, fish and poultry market trends
IRELAND - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Meat, Fish and Poultry in France to its 2010 publication.

Ireland To Monitor Pork Industry
DUBLIN - The government of Ireland is conducting intense monitoring of pig carcasses and pig meat in slaughterhouses, butcher shops and retail outlets.

IFA Warns Us Not To Exaggerate Food Commodity Prices
IRELAND - IFA President Padraig Walshe said that some food commodity prices have risen substantially in recent months, and while this will have some impact on food prices and general inflation in Ireland, the impact should not be exaggerated.

Feed price increases could cripple the Irish pig sector
IRELAND - The massive increase in feed prices has the potential to cripple the Irish pig sector, producers warned this week.

Irish pig producers hold talks with Tesco
IRELAND - Local pig producers have held talks with Tesco as producers struggle to cope with soaring feed prices.

Carty Meats to supply pork to SuperValu
IRELAND - Athlone company CartyMeats has won a €500,000 contract to supply rashers and bacon joints for use in the new SuperValu Supreme food range.