Millers of Speyside Abattoir to Focus Solely on Beef Slaughtering Amid Rising Costs
The Millers of Speyside abattoir in Grantown will transition to solely a beef slaughtering facility starting next year. Managing director Sandy Milne cited labour shortages and rising operational costs as the primary reasons for this shift, making it necessary to streamline the business.
As part of this change, the abattoir will no longer offer private kill services for pork and lamb. However, arrangements have been made for pig private slaughter at Brechin abattoir when required. Milne explained that the business is outsourcing the supply of lamb and pork for their retail butchery customers and will focus exclusively on beef slaughtering from the start of the year.
Milne emphasized that the shortage of experienced labour and increasing running costs necessitated this decision. While private kill services for pork and lamb will be discontinued, the abattoir will continue to provide private kill facilities for cattle.
Original story by Keith Findlay | The Press and Journal
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