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Polish meat producer Animex is ending beef-production operations at its plant in Morliny, in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship, as part of a restructuring plan that will see 230 employees lose their jobs.

Animex, one of Poland’s biggest producers of fresh and packaged meats, has decided to trim some of its fat, and beef was judged to be its weakest segment.

“Beef proved to be an unprofitable product despite numerous attempts to keep this sector of our operations going,” said Animex spokesperson Andrzej Pawelczak.

“The restructuring involves the liquidation of the Morliny beef production department, and thus a halt to the slaughter of cattle and the production of beef, which in turn requires a corresponding ad-justment of employment levels,” he added.

Animex will now concentrate on the production of pork and poultry products.

The company bought the meat production plants in Morliny in 2005 from Spanish company Campofrio. Just over 1,000 workers are employed at the facilities.