Minister Heydon hosts first meeting of the newly established Pig Roundtable
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, T.D. chaired the inaugural meeting of the new Pig Roundtable today 28th of April.
Welcoming key stakeholders, including representatives from the farming and processing sectors, Teagasc, Bord Bia, and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister Heydon said,
“I look forward to the Pig Roundtable serving as a vehicle for constructive discussion with all stakeholders in driving forward the development of the sector as well as taking a high level approach to guiding the actions set out for the sector in the Programme for Government.”
April 28, 2021 4:18 pm
The inaugural meeting of the new Pig Roundtable was chaired today (Wednesday, April 28) by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon.
Key stakeholders participated in the meeting, including representatives from the farming and processing sectors, Teagasc, Bord Bia, and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Coming from a base of €330 million export value in 2010, the pig sector has shown “exceptional value growth”, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Notwithstanding the problems caused by Covid-19 in the first half of 2020, the sector saw export values up 0.2% year-on-year, coming in at just over €893 million – an increase of 270% in value over the past decade.