livestock processing project – service kill in tasmania
We are reviewing the current service kill industry here in Tasmania as part of a grant received from the State Government.
This project will help us understand the current and potential demand as well as the risks for livestock processing by way of service kills across Tasmania.
background
There is growth in the small-scale livestock farming sector in Tasmania, where farmers are focusing on providing high quality product direct to customers be those families, retail, restaurants or cafes. The benefits of this scale of food production are felt from an economic, social, environmental and food security perspective. The elements of the supply chain that underpin this part of our local food production post the farm gate are processing and butchering as well as transport and logistics. There are challenges for producers in accessing processors for custom services as these businesses have been slowly consolidated over time. There has also been a noted reduction in the number of independent butchers able to provide services for this sector as well.
What are we hoping to understand?
- What does the current spread of supply vs demand across the state look like.
- Is there any latent capacity in this part of the processing sector, therefore what are the risks and opportunities.
- What does the full supply chain look like – from farmer, abattoir/processing, carcass transport, butchery & packaging.
- What other influential factors impact on this flow – training of meat inspectors, regulatory environment etc.
- How do farmers feel about the current system, is it aligned with their ideal scenario for processing their animals.
Have your say
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other research being completed
Interviews with local abattoir operators in Tasmania
Conversations with butchers
Discussions with Biosecurity/product integrity team, EPA and Agrigrowth
Conversations with TasTafe.
Case studies of models operating on the mainland, undertaking service kills in a variety of ways.
What are we producing?
Once all the data been collated from interviews, surveys and research, a final report will be completed that will be made public and be the foundation for next steps for both industry and government in what work needs to be done to address the challenges and see this part of the industry thrive!
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