Drought leads to drastic cut in slaughter numbers
25/11/2009
Packer firms in the Chaco region of Paraguay have been forced by drought to reduce cattle slaughter by as much as 50%, local industry figures have said.The three main industry players in that part of the South American country—Chortitzer, Neuland and Ferhnein—have reduced slaughter to around 800 head of cattle a day as a result of the lack of...