After Suffering Through the Crisis and Big Boi Laying Off 800 Employees Earlier This Month, Meatpackers in Paraná Are Demanding Urgent Measures

Written by Bruno Teles

Published on 25/01/2023 at 13:51

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The Union Representing Beef And Pork Companies Announced This Tuesday, 24, That The Closure Of A Factory Known As Big Boi Is The Latest Blow To The Sector. In Addition, They Claim To Have Been Suffering From This For Several Years.

At First, The Slaughter Volume In Paraná Fell, From More Than 835,000 Head Of Cattle In 2019 To 695,000 Head Of Cattle In 2021. However, There Was A 17% Drop According To The State’s Sindicarnes. The Big Boi Slaughterhouse Announced More Than 800 Layoffs On January 10 For A Lack Of Livestock In The State And Also Closure Of Operations In Paiçandu, Paraná.

It Is Worth Remembering That The Slaughterhouse Processed More Than 500 Cattle Per Day. After This Announcement That One Of The Largest Beef Processing Units In Paraná Would Close, The Union Of The Meat And By-Products Industry Of Paraná (Sindicarnes-PR) Had To Demand Urgent Measures To Support The Sector. In The Statement Given This Tuesday, The Union Blamed Mainly The High Costs And The Decrease In The Supply Of Cattle.

Additionally, Weak Domestic Demand And The Prospect Of Increased Tax Burden May Have Influenced This Closure. Thus, The Big Boi Slaughterhouse Is The Third Largest In Paraná, And Like It, Large Companies Such As JBS Also Have A Unit In Paraná, Even Though It Has Been Idle For A Few Years. The Union Also Reminds That Five Years Ago, The Beef Slaughterhouses Exceeded One Million Head Per Year.

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The Employers’ Organization Stated That Things Became More Complicated After The State Became Foot And Mouth Disease-Free Without Vaccination. This Caused Cattle Prices In Paraná To Rise And Reduced The Supply Of Animals, Which Led Some Companies To Bring Cattle From Other Farms In Acre And Rondônia (At Prohibitive Transportation Costs) Because They Have The Same Sanitary Status As Paraná.

Sindicarnes-PR Stated That “Only In 2020, The Year The Sanitary Restrictions Began, The Exodus Of Cattle To Other States (Such As São Paulo) Exceeded 150,000 Head.” Thus, Paraná’s Share In Brazilian Beef Exports Fell To 0.8% Last Year 2022, Where In The Previous Year It Was 1.8%. It Is Important To Note That While Beef Companies Are Facing Difficulties In Paraná, It Remains An Important Producer Of Chicken And Pork. This State Also Houses Giants, Such As BRF, Which Has Large Facilities In Paraná.

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