Indeed, this parallel network can exist and there is certainly room for short circuit commercialization in the field of meat processing. This would help secure our markets and slaughter capacity to some extent.
As for our slaughter capacity, it's a bit like the chicken or the egg—please excuse this agricultural expression. Farmers need to get the best possible price to be able to continue producing, and processors need to pay the lowest possible price to be able to continue processing. Even with small, local abattoirs, this problem will remain.