Federal agriculture minister says more slaughterhouses needed for cow surplus
January 27, 2005
CP Wire
Chris Morris
FREDERICTON - Federal Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell was cited as saying in Fredericton on Thursday that Canada needs more slaughterhouses to reduce the surplus of aging cattle and improve domestic markets, as he welcomed news of a proposed slaughterhouse to be built near the capital city to handle mostly older cows for processed meats and hamburger.
The story says it will be the first, federally inspected processing facility for culled beef and dairy cows in the Maritime provinces, and will save farmers the hassle and expense of sending these animals all the way to Quebec or Ontario for slaughter.
Mitchell was quoted as saying, "We need to ensure that we have the option to process our own production here in Canada. I think it's also important to have the ability to export live animals to the United States and we've worked hard at doing that. But we need to have options."
New Brunswick is providing a financial contribution of up to $230,000 for the privately operated slaughter and meat processing plant to be built in Mactaquac, N.B.
The new facility, to be called River Valley Meat Packers Ltd., is expected to open by the fall and will employ at least 25 people.
January 27, 2005
CP Wire
Chris Morris
FREDERICTON - Federal Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell was cited as saying in Fredericton on Thursday that Canada needs more slaughterhouses to reduce the surplus of aging cattle and improve domestic markets, as he welcomed news of a proposed slaughterhouse to be built near the capital city to handle mostly older cows for processed meats and hamburger.
The story says it will be the first, federally inspected processing facility for culled beef and dairy cows in the Maritime provinces, and will save farmers the hassle and expense of sending these animals all the way to Quebec or Ontario for slaughter.
Mitchell was quoted as saying, "We need to ensure that we have the option to process our own production here in Canada. I think it's also important to have the ability to export live animals to the United States and we've worked hard at doing that. But we need to have options."
New Brunswick is providing a financial contribution of up to $230,000 for the privately operated slaughter and meat processing plant to be built in Mactaquac, N.B.
The new facility, to be called River Valley Meat Packers Ltd., is expected to open by the fall and will employ at least 25 people.
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