Pig farmers are loosing between 60 and 70 thousand euro per month and need of a bailout to survive.
That’s according to the Irish Farmers Association, which says the sector needs 100 million euro urgently.
It’s appearing before the Agriculture Committee later along with Meat Industry Ireland to outline how Covid and Brexit have left the sector in crisis.
IFA President Tim Cullinan’s calling on government to act on farmers proposals:
