asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the number of pigs slaughtered at factories in each of the years 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to date; and what future he envisages for the pig industry.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pig Slaughterings.
65.
The figures requested are:
|
1964 |
1,566,573 |
|
1965 |
1,797,404 |
|
1966 |
1,643,893 |
|
1967 |
1,448,553 |
|
1968 (to 30th November) |
1,519,574 |
We have been moving out of the low point in the pig cycle which occurred in 1967 and I am confident that this recovery will be further accelerated by the measures announced in the 1968 Budget to assist pig production.
It is my aim to encourage a substantial expansion in pig production, especially by small farmers, and I am glad to say that the various measures taken to this end are showing promising results.