JBS Australia has shut its plant in Cobram, Victoria permanently due to livestock shortages, just six months after announcing its temporary closure.
The company will also close the small animal processing operation at its plant in Longford Tasmania, which it also closed in April this year. The Longford plant will continue to process cattle.
The closures have affected more 230 workers across both sites who have now been offered redundancies.
The Cobram facility is capable of processing up to 3200 head grass and grain fed lambs as well as hogget and mutton per day.
The Cobram processing facility is located on the world famous Murray River and processes up to 3200 head grass and grain fed lambs as well as hogget and mutton per day.
To open the Cobram site would need up to 500 sheep, goats and lambs a day, while the Longford plant would need at least 104,000 a year to re-open, according to ABC Rural.
The Cobram plant will go into care and maintenance mode, according to The Weekly Times.
A number of other abattoirs have closed this year, with the industry calling on the government to address key sustainability issues such as better energy policies, infrastructure improvements. and assistance to increase market access.
