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Minister Heydon hosts meeting of Pig Roundtable
The Minister for Agriculture has met with the main banks to discuss the current challenges in the pigmeat sector.
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 developm...
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...