Prices: For the week ending 30th May, the average reported deadweight price paid for Grade E pigs in Ireland remains unchanged at €1.75/kg (excluding VAT). Producer prices generally range from €1.74/kg-€1.78/kg across processors this week.
Current prices remain 19% lower than the same week last year, when prices averaged €2.17/kg. Across Europe, pig prices are showing signs of stabilisation. The EU average price for Grade E carcasses has held at €1.60/kg (excluding VAT) and is €0.52/kg below the corresponding week in 2025 (€2.12/kg). The German and Danish Pig prices both increased this week by €0.01/kg mirroring the little movement from most other EU member states.
Throughput: Slaughter activity remains robust. Combined throughputs for the first 22 weeks of 2026 are just over 1,477,430head, which is over 61,000 head higher than the same period in 2025. For the week ending 30th May, total slaughtering’s amounted to 68,506 head, including 2272 sows and 20 boars.
Overall, there has been a 4.2% increase in fattener pig throughput compared with the same period last year, signalling strong supply despite softer price trends.
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