What is the price of pig fat per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland pig fat is between US$ 2.78 and US$ 3.04 per kilogram or between US$ 1.26 and US$ 1.38 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of pig fat in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for pig fat is between EUR 2.57 and EUR 2.81 per kilogram or between EUR 1.16 and EUR 1.27 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland pig fat is between US$ 1.94 and US$ 2.13 per kilogram or between US$ 0.88 and US$ 0.96 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Pig Fat Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Pig Fat from Ireland over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 0.77 US dollars, followed by a sharp increase to 1.31 US dollars in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 1.77 US dollars, before dropping to 1.27 US dollars in 2020. The price then decreased further to 1.03 US dollars in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Pig Fat from Ireland in 2023 will be 0.90 US dollars and in 2024 will be 0.77 US dollars.The exports of pig fat from Ireland are categorised as:
- Pig fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard) (HS code 150120)
- Pig fat, incl. lard, and poultry fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard stearin and lard oil) (HS code 150100)
- Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code 020900)
- Lard, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard stearin and lard oil) (HS code 150110)
- Pig fat, free of lean meat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code 020910)
Ireland Pig Fat Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Pig Fat into Ireland over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.77 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 1.31 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 1.77 US dollars per kg, before dropping back to 1.27 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 1.03 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Pig Fat into Ireland in 2023 will be 0.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.77 US dollars per kg.Export values for Ireland pig fat
The total values in export for pig fat in Ireland were US$ 3,350, US$ 4,084, US$ 3,998 and US$ 6,913 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland pig fat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of pig fat sold by Ireland in 2020 was 7,394 metric tons. In 2019 Ireland shipped 5,358 tonnes of pig fat. For 2019 alone, the interest in Ireland pig fat (meat category) has gone up, recording a change of 0.92296101 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, pig fat's exports grew by 2.94 pc earning the country US$6.91m for the year 2019. Ireland's pig fat exports are classified as:
- Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code 020900)
- Lard, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard stearin and lard oil) (HS code 150110)
- Pig fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard) (HS code 150120)
- Pig fat, free of lean meat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code 020910)
- Pig fat, incl. lard, and poultry fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard stearin and lard oil) (HS code 150100)
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Ireland pig fat export values
In 2019, Ireland exported pig fat with a value of 6.91m USD, an increment of 72.84% from 2018's total pig fat export of 3.998m USD. The annual increase in value of Ireland pig fat between 2017 to 2018 was -2.106 percent.
The yearly change in the amount of Ireland's pig fat exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.94 percent compared to a variation of 0.92296101% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland pig fat ( in '000$ )
Ireland's top destinations for pig fat are China, United Kingdom (UK), the Philippines, France and Denmark.
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net importer of pig fat. The annual growth of Ireland pig fat in value between 2015 to 2019 was -1%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -9%, per annum.
Ireland ordered 1,970 tonnes of pig fat in 2019.