The Pig Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has announced that effective September 20, 2022 pork prices will be increased by 20 per cent.
A kilogramme of pork, which is currently sold at GH¢14, will now be sold at GH¢18.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Pig Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), Daniel Yaw Siaw, while speaking at an event to induct new regional executives of the Association in Kumasi, said the new development is a result of the spike in the cost of feed and animal husbandry, among others.
According to him, the prices of pig feed have been increasing amidst the African swine disease which farmers have to battle with.
As such, Mr Siaw stated that the sector needs upward adjustment as one of the practical steps to boost its operations.
“The industry suffered a setback with the outbreak of the swine fever. Businesses which could not access compensation for culling their animals have not been able to bounce back,” he added.
He also petitioned the government to extend a helping hand to farmers who have lost their pigs to diseases.
Mr Siaw further urged pork lovers to accept the new adjustment while efforts to expand the pig farming sector are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the President of the PFAG, Kwame Appiah Danquah, has explained that the carcass of a pig would be sold for GH¢ 28 per kilogramme.
He, however, added that the premium quality pigs and pork will sell higher than the benchmark minimum farmgate prices.
“Ifyougotothefarmandapigis 100 kilogrammes, it means it would cost you GH¢1,800 from next week. In May, we did a price increase of GH¢ 15 and GH¢ 23 and we have increased it by 20% which brings it to GHS18 for the live weight and GH¢ 28 for the carcass, “he added.
For many years, pigs have been raised as the primary livestock in numerous countries and have long been consumed by people in the form of freshly cooked, preserved, or processed meat.
The hazards of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and other illnesses; the causes of cancer and heart disease; and bacterial resistance are a few of the key arguments made by those who oppose the consumption of pork.
Source: The Independent Ghana |