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Cerdanya cross-border abattoir up and running
June 2017The cross-border abattoir in Ur (French Cerdanya) has been operating since the start of April. The facility promoted by Cerdanya District Council (Spain) and the Bourg-Madame abattoir (France) has been 50% financed by the two partners and European funds, with a total cost of €5.4 million.
Some 300 livestock farmers and butchers on both sides of the border will benefit from the new facility. Three people from the Bourg-Madame abattoir are working at the abattoir. Initially, the facility will process 600 tonnes of meat, rising to 1,000 tonnes over the next few years. Currently, it operates three times a week from 4am till midday.
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