Meat processors are calling for commonsense protocols, as a sixth Victorian abattoir records a covid-case.

Colac’s Australian Lamb Company is the latest to face a temporary shut down following a confirmed case.

Butchers are already turning people away looking to pre-order Christmas ham, because of rolling covid-induced abattoir closures.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Australian Meat Industry Council Chief Executive Patrick Hutchinson

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