Poultry processor Moy Park is to stop processing live birds at its facilities in Ballymena.
“Moy Park is proposing to temporarily cease processing live birds at Ballymena due to challenging market conditions, with the view that we will re-open the line in January 2020,” a Moy Park spokesperson said.
However, the poultry processor will still cut, further process and pack poultry meat at its site in Ballymena. Moy Park’s other facilities in NI are located at Craigavon and Dungannon.
Hatchery
To reduce supplies of poultry meat, Moy Park also plan to reduce numbers of broilers going onto local farms over the coming months.
“The North Antrim Hatchery will temporarily cease hatching until November 2019,” the spokesperson said.
“We are currently working with our colleagues and their representatives doing our utmost to minimise the impact of this proposal on our excellent workforce, including offering temporary transfers to other shifts and roles,” the spokesperson added.
Discussions between Moy Park and representatives of its farmer suppliers about how the changes will affect them are ongoing.
“We will also be working closely with our farming partners throughout the process to manage this temporary reduction in poultry requirement,” the spokesperson said.
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Poultry processor Moy Park is to stop processing live birds at its facilities in Ballymena.
“Moy Park is proposing to temporarily cease processing live birds at Ballymena due to challenging market conditions, with the view that we will re-open the line in January 2020,” a Moy Park spokesperson said.
However, the poultry processor will still cut, further process and pack poultry meat at its site in Ballymena. Moy Park’s other facilities in NI are located at Craigavon and Dungannon.
Hatchery
To reduce supplies of poultry meat, Moy Park also plan to reduce numbers of broilers going onto local farms over the coming months.
“The North Antrim Hatchery will temporarily cease hatching until November 2019,” the spokesperson said.
“We are currently working with our colleagues and their representatives doing our utmost to minimise the impact of this proposal on our excellent workforce, including offering temporary transfers to other shifts and roles,” the spokesperson added.
Discussions between Moy Park and representatives of its farmer suppliers about how the changes will affect them are ongoing.
“We will also be working closely with our farming partners throughout the process to manage this temporary reduction in poultry requirement,” the spokesperson said.
Read more in this week’s NI edition of the Irish Farmers Journal and here.
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