Due to the Cootamundra  abattoir operated by Manildra Meat company being accredited for export. Local producers of the area consider building their own small facility to service their needs for goat and sheep processing.

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Current Operation

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  • Contact for sales.

Location

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Owner

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Operation

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History

Year

2014

• November. Local producer David Booth seeks to establish his own small abattoir to process sheep and goats⁴
  • Had previously had stock slaughtered at Cootamundra.1  #87 NSW
    • Cootamundra.1 was accredited to export, Mr Booth feared that the facility would no longer process service kills for locals⁴.
• Facility proposed to process 120 cattle or 700 to 1000 sheep per day⁴
  • Cost $5-7M to build⁴
    • Donation pledges have been already received of $1M⁴
    • A Hong Kong Investor interested in investing⁴
    • A horse slaughter also interested in investing⁴
  • Aiming to build a new facility rather than revamp an old one⁴
    • 2 small abattoirs in the Sydney basin that were forced to close due to regulation and urban encroachment⁴
      • One has expressed an interest in moving to Cootamundra⁴
    • 90 abattoirs have closed since 2005⁴
• Operating model is yet to be fixed, but interested in following the Northern Co-operative Meat company at⁵ Casino #239 NSW

2017

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Sources

1. ‘World on a plate. A history of meat processing in Australia’ Stephen Martyn
2. Ausmeat Accreditation list – Date
3. Facility website
4. ‘Small processors and services need to return’ The Land 13.11.2014
5. ‘Thinking outside the slaughter box’ http://www.farmonline.com.au 10.11.2014

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