Cabinet asked to sign off on further package for pig farmers

South East pig farmers are loosing between 60 and 70 thousand euro per month and need of a bailout to survive.

Cabinet has been asked to sign off on a further 16 million euro package for pig farmers this morning. It will see them paid up to €70,000 depending on things like farm size, size of herd and number of pigs. This comes on top of a previous package which paid pig farmers €20,000 each. Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue says it's to address rising costs of feed and energy. Back to news Follow South East Radio on: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter – Linkedin