Pig processing closure ‘right business decision’

DAIRYGOLD reiterated yesterday that its decision to cease pig slaughtering and boning activities was unavoidable.

Management told a delegation from the IFA at a three-hour meeting that this was due to the co-op’s lack of scale and the high labour cost in its pig meat processing operations.

The co-op said it was the right business decision as it was no longer in a position to sustain an operation which was not competitive. It called on the IFA and pig producers to direct their focus towards managing the change and transition process.