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The power outage in Spanish slaughterhouses has caused a damage of 190 million euros, mainly due to the halt of slaughter lines and the interruption of the cold chain.
After the massive power outage on April 28 in Spain, the local slaughter industry estimates the damage caused to be a total of 190 million euros. Stunned animals and carcasses had piled up on the slaughter lines and had to be disposed of later, as explained by the National Association of the Meat Industry (Anice) and the Federation of the Meat Industry (Fecic) according to Spanish media reports.
Further damages were incurred due to the interruption of the cold chain in the refrigeration warehouses. In meat processing, raw materials had to be disposed of. Additionally, there were damages to technical equipment as a result of the power outage.
Cows now have inflamed udders.
The overall at least 18-hour-long power outage also had a massive impact on livestock farming. The farming associations COAG and Asaja reported that milking processes in cows, sheep, and goats had failed, leading to concerns about udder health. Moreover, the milk stored in tanks could not be chilled. In addition, technical equipment, especially milking robots, were damaged.
Fans and irrigation systems failed.
In livestock farms without emergency generators, the situation was critical, as reported by Asaja. He specifically mentioned the effects in pig farming, which usually relies on electricity for ventilation, which was not available.
In crop farming, problems arose from the failure of irrigation systems, explained the farmers' association. However, it is still too early to estimate the total damage in Spanish agriculture.