Sorry I didnt notice the "beef" in parentheses. Still the Brandon hog plant
is new and of considerable importance to the Brandon economy. So far it is
losing money but the intention is to expand production. Most of the jobs
though are very unpleasant. Turnover is incredible, and pay is not that
good.
By the way about two years ago producers were losing about 50 dollars a
hog when Asian exports sagged. Many smaller producers were wiped out. With
slumping economies and increased production it will not be long until the
same scenario will be repeated. In fact at meetings one of the questions
often asked is: What happens if the barns are shutdown? Who foots the bill
to clean up the mess etc.?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
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> Ken,
>
> I explicitly said beef packing plants and kill operations. The
> Brandon plant and Neepawa are hog operations, no?
>
> Paul
>
> From: "Ken Hanly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > While Paul is correct about the closure of smaller elevators and
> > building huge inland terminals he is not correct about all meatpacking
> > plants in Manitoba being closed. Perhaps there are none now in Winnipeg,
I
> > dont know. But there is a huge operation in Brandon run by Maple Leaf
foods
> > and it is expanding. Also, there has long been a packing operation in
the
> > small town of Neepawa owned by the Hutterites and there is no sign of it
> > shutting down.
>
