Tönnies bundles cattle slaughtering

Legden/Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 01. März 2023 – Tönnies Rind is temporarily shutting down its smallest cattle site in Legden in the western Münsterland region. This is the division’s response to the general situation in the industry and in agriculture and the associated drop in live animal numbers.

The temporary closure will take place on March 31, 2023. Slaughtering operations will be temporarily bundled at the Cattle Competence Center in Badbergen. The company has offered all of its approximately 50 employees the opportunity to transfer to other Group sites. The long-standing supplier relationships will be continued at the nearby Badbergen and Wilhelmshaven sites. From the company’s point of view, the adjustments in Legden are unavoidable in order to respond to the changed market situation. Due to various factors, the cattle population in Germany has fallen by almost 12 percent in recent years.