The Marché du Porc Breton is a market in

Plérin Plérin (; ; Gallo: ''Plérein'') is a coastal commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The Marché du Porc Breton, located in Plérin, is where the price of pork is set for retailers across France.

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, where the price of

pork Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...

is set for the whole of France.Une « table ronde » pour éviter une nouvelle crise dans la filière porcine
''Le Monde'', August 10, 2015 Indeed, even though the price is only set for 18% of all French pork production, it serves as a benchmark for its price across France.Victoria Masson
Deux importants industriels de la viande boycottent le porc français
''Le Figaro'', August 11, 2015

2015 French pork production crisis

In August 2015, both Cooperl Arc Atlantique and Groupe Bigard, the two largest pork production companies in France, refused to accept the price set at the Marché du Porc Breton, on the basis that it was too high in comparison with the price set by other European countries like Germany, where both companies also sell pork. The price was set by the French state at 1.40 Euros per kilogram to ensure farmers could afford to breed pigs, which is 0.38 Euros higher than the Dutch market.Crise du porc. La Cooperl ne sera pas non plus sur le marché breton jeudi
''Ouest-France'', August 12, 2015

References

External links

Official website
Pork Breton organizations {{France-stub