Pig prices in Ireland are currently stable, with quotes ranging from €1.60c/kg to 1.62c/kg, and some main processing plants are paying 2c/kg above these quotes. Trade is good and there are no throughput issues, as indicated by last week's kill of 70,074. However, the overall world market supply of pigmeat is scarce, and the price is well below figures from last year. Irish farmers may soon find themselves back in a loss-making territory due to impending feed price increases.