Western Australia’s Shark Lake abattoir near Esperance has closed its doors, barely 14 months after the troubled plant re-opened under new ownership.
Shark Lake was bought by South American meat processor Minerva in 2021, in a deal that also included the Great Eastern abattoir near Tammin. The Shark Lake plant re-opened in July last year, with a capacity to process 9000 lambs a week, mostly for export to the Middle East
Minerva said at the time it had plans to expand the capacity and efficiency of both its WA facilities. It said the combined final sheep slaughter capacity in the state…
