Labour Costs in Pig Processing Plants Vary Across EU
EU - A report from IFIP has found that the average gross wage of workers in pig meat processing plants in France is almost double that in Germany.
27 May 2013
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By: French institute Institut du Porc (IFIP) has compared labour costs between three European countries: France, Spain and Germany, according to BPEX.
This is a difficult task as costs depend on the type of cutting plant. Slaughtering costs vary between €0.06 and €0.12 per kg cwe. Cutting costs roughly vary between €0.10 and €0.50 per kg cwe.
Labour accounts for between 71 and 76 per cent of total costs.
| Country | France | Germany | Spain |
| Hourly labour cost - minimum (€ per kg) | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| Hourly labour cost - maximum (€ per kg) | 25 | 18 | 20 |
| Average weekly working hours | 35 | 40 | 37.7 |
| Average gross wage (€ per month) | 1,365 | 748 | unknown |
