Beef plants to negotiate large scale voluntary closure deals

HUNDREDS of jobs may be lost in the coming weeks as beef plants negotiate voluntary closure deals around the country.

It was reported yesterday that large scale closures will be agreed in a move that will reduce the capacity of the suffering industry by 40%.

A newspaper report said that while estimates of the number of plants to close varied, some sources said that as many as 15 out of the 30 plants nationwide could shut down.