Danish Crown cuts 175 jobs at Horsens plant
The largest slaughterhouse owned by Danish Crown in Denmark is going to reduce its activity and 175 jobs will be "provisionally" cut, according to Fleischwirshaft magazine. Currently, the slaughter figures recorded weekly at Horsens are at 100,000 animals but the company expects to drop at 85,000 pigs per week in the following month due to a shortage of pigs in the Danish market.
Last year, many pig breeders in the country have reduced their production due to harsh wheater conditions, which generated a decline of pigs available in the market. Domestic supply is also scarce as the demand for live pigs from Germany and Poland has increased in the late months.
The production manager for the pig segment at Danish Crown, Per Laursen, emphasized that the company reserves the right to increase its workforce again if the supply of slaughter pigs increases again. In the current phase, however, it makes economic sense to lay off the employees, as this would lead to a significant reduction in costs. The employees are going to be released at the end of September, announced the company.
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