Prices: For the week ending 14th February, the average reported deadweight price paid for Grade E pigs in Ireland are back by €0.01/kg to €1.69/kg (excluding VAT). Producer prices generally range from €1.74/kg-€1.78/kg across processors this week.
Current prices remain 15% lower than the same week last year, when prices averaged €1.99/kg. Across Europe, pig prices continue to face increasing downward pressure. The EU average price for Grade E carcasses remains €1.48/kg (excluding VAT), for the 5th consecutive week, and is €0.33/kg below the corresponding week in 2025 (€1.81/kg). Sweden and Poland reported a price increase of €0.03/kg and €0.04/kg respectively contrasting the static prices seen across the EU member states this week.
Throughput: Slaughter activity remains robust. Combined throughputs for the first 6 weeks of 2026 are just over 463,753 head, which is 17,000 head higher than the same period in 2025. For the week ending 14th February, total slaughtering’s amounted to 70,642 head, including 1,869 sows and 4 boars.
Overall, there has been a 4.3% increase in fattener pig throughput compared with the same period last year, signalling strong supply despite softer price trends.
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