Olymel will close its ham deboning operations at its plant in St. Hyacinthe, Que., resulting in the elimination of 340 positions.
However, rendering for lard production and frozen product storage will continue, maintaining 70 jobs.
Deboning will now be done at lower cost at slaughtering and butchering operations in Quebec at St. Esprit, Yamachiche and Vallée Jonction.
Olymel is studying other business opportunities for the St. Hyacinthe plant.
