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Danish Crown cuts jobs due to pig shortage
Due to a decrease in the number of finishing pigs, Danish Crown has been forced to cut 175 jobs at the slaughterhouse in Horsens, located in eastern Denmark. The pork processor announced this on Friday 28 June.
Danish Crown reports that the number of slaughters at the Horsens site will be reduced over the summer, from 100.000 slaughters per week to 85.000 slaughters per week. It concern reports that one of the reasons for the drop in deliveries to Danish Crown is that several members of the cooperative have stopped slaughtering piglets.
This is partly due to last year's drought. As a result, feed costs have risen sharply. In addition, the group says that more and more members are choosing to have their piglets slaughtered in Poland and Germany. This also results in a reduced supply to the slaughterhouse in Horsens.
'Keep working efficiently'
Per Laursen, the production director at Danish Crown Pork, tells the news site Global Meat News that the company has experienced a 5% decrease in the number of finishing pigs since the start of the new year, compared to last year. "This is the main reason why it is necessary to adjust the capacity. Unfortunately, this reduction also means that we have to say goodbye to about 175 employees."
According to Laursen, Danish Crown wants to have the most efficient setup possible in this way. "By reducing the capacity in Horsens, we can achieve a significant cost reduction. In addition, we want to ensure that we maintain the possibility to increase the number of slaughters again later this year. After all, we expect another increase in the autumn. in the number of pigs."
Kimberly Baker
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