What is the price of live pigs per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland live pigs is between US$ 2.45 and US$ 2.69 per kilogram or between US$ 1.11 and US$ 1.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live pigs in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for live pigs is between EUR 2.26 and EUR 2.49 per kilogram or between EUR 1.03 and EUR 1.13 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland live pigs is between US$ 1.71 and US$ 1.89 per kilogram or between US$ 0.78 and US$ 0.85 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Live Pigs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Pigs from Ireland over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 41.86 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 1.73 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2015, at 1.48 US dollars per kg. In 2020, the price was 1.83 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it was 1.73 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Pigs from Ireland in 2023 will be around 1.63 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 1.53 US dollars per kg.The live pigs exports from Ireland are categorised as:
- Pure-bred breeding swine (HS code 010310)
- Live swine, weighing >= 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010392)
- Live swine, weighing < 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010391)
Ireland Live Pigs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Pigs into Ireland has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 41.86 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 1.73 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 95.8%. The price has been relatively stable since 2017, with the highest price in the last five years being 2.29 US dollars per kg in 2019. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Live Pigs into Ireland will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 1.73 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.74 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Ireland live pigs
The total values in export for live pigs in Ireland were US$ 61,740, US$ 73,412, US$ 72,575 and US$ 74,645 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland live pigs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of live pigs shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 6,345 tonnes. In 2019 Ireland exported 40,909 tonnes of live pigs. For 2019 alone, the interest in Ireland live pigs (livestock category) has gone down, with a change of -4.732 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live pigs' exports increased by 1.09% bringing Ireland US$74.64m for the year 2019. Ireland's live pigs exports are categorised as:
- Live swine, weighing < 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010391)
- Live swine, weighing >= 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010392)
- Pure-bred breeding swine (HS code 010310)
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Ireland live pigs export values
In 2019, Ireland exported live pigs valued at 74.64m USD, a growth of 2.85% from 2018's total live pigs export of 72.575m USD. The annual increase in value of Ireland live pigs between 2017 to 2018 was -1.14 pc.
The annual change in the quantity of Ireland's live pigs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.09 percent when compared to a variation of -4.732% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland live pigs ( in '000$ )
Ireland's leading export markets for live pigs are United Kingdom (UK), Italy, Spain, Ukraine and Russia.
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net importer of live pigs. The annual growth of Ireland live pigs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 11%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Ireland ordered 861 tonnes of live pigs in 2019.