Australian Abattoirs

Other Names

Current Operation

Location   

• Culcairn is located approximately 60 km north of Albury in southern NSW
  

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Owner

• A¹

Operation   

History

1996

• Up to half of NSW 56 abattoirs could close with the loss of up to 5,000 jobs¹
  • abattoirs are outdated and inefficent¹
  • Long awaited restructuring of the state’s meat processing sector needs to occur and has begun¹
  • Beef export abattoirs at Wingham (NSW), Mudgee (NSW), Gunnedah (NSW) and Inverell (NSW) are most at risk to close¹
  • Small number of modernised plants likely to survive restructuring Young (NSW), Cootamundra (NSW), Gundagai (NSW), Culcairn (NSW), Harden (NSW)¹
  • Handful of efficient and niche market operators insulated from fall out Casino (NSW), Macksville (NSW), Scone (NSW) and Lismore (NSW)¹
  • New privately owned and speciality sheep plants such as Goulburn (NSW) and Dubbo (NSW) killing 60% of NSW mutton are examples of what can be achieved by investment in capital¹
  • Increased US beef into previous Australian market share in Japan, Korea and Taiwan increased pressure¹
  • Live export of 500,000 cattle to Indonesia and Philippines increased pressure on operations of abattoirs¹

Sources

1. ‘5,000 jobs at risk: Abattoirs facing closure’ Sydney Morning Herald 21.05.1996