The slaughterhouse of Challans announced Monday, December 3, a momentary closure. Farm organizations are worried.
The agricultural organizations of the Rural Coordination 44 and 85, the Farmers 'Confederation 44 and 85, the Organic Farmers' Group 44 and 85 and the collective "When the slaughterhouse comes on the farm 44 and 85" cry out "to the emergency because all breeders in the northern sector Vendée and south Loire-Atlantique find themselves deprived of a local service ".
On Monday, December 3, the Challans abattoir announced a temporary closure.
Since July, a group of independent breeders, in the same way as elected representatives, had met the representatives of Covia, which manages the slaughterhouse at 70%. "All the participants proposed [...] for the Challans abattoir [...] two strong points: to maintain the tool, by continuing the modernization work and by finding a financial partner, and to maintain the existing services, even to develop new ones. "
"Covia is lagging behind in modernizing the tool"
Faced with the closure announced on December 3, the agricultural organizations point to a "different reading of the demands of the DDPP 85 made by the management of Covia, which is dragging on to modernize the tool" and also "a deleterious climate between two co-managers Covia and Bichon GL " .
Thursday, December 6, late afternoon, they will go to La Garnache to learn more. Because "Covia has planned a meeting with its members breeders."