Minerva Foods announced this Thursday (23) that it will grant collective vacations to employees at the Barretos (SP) unit starting next Monday (27). According to the company, the shutdown, expected to last between 15 and 30 days, is part of the plant's scheduled maintenance timetable. In a note sent to CNN Brazil, The company informed that the interruption is part of the company's operational planning and aims to guarantee the efficiency and safety of operations. The Barretos unit has the capacity to slaughter between 1,700 and 2,000 cattle per day and is authorized to export beef to the Chinese market. According to sources consulted by the report, during the shutdown period, the animals destined for the plant will be redirected to other Minerva units. Minerva stated that the maintenance should not cause impacts on the supply of domestic and international markets. According to the company, production will be redistributed among the group's other units in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Colombia, respecting the sanitary, regulatory, and traceability requirements of each market.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.