From WATTAgNet:
Butterball will close a plant in Montgomery, Illinois, that primarily processes pork products. The plant has about 600 full-time employees, who have been notified of the plans to shutter the facility in July.
The plant has been operated by Butterball since 2013, when the company acquired Gusto Packing Co.
For Butterball, which according to the WATTAgNet Top Poultry Companies Database is the largest turkey processor in the United States, the pork plant was a departure from the norm. Jay Jandrain, chief operating officer, said the 'lack of vertical integration in the pork complex and the weakness in the raw material commodity markets' were the primary reasons behind the decision to close the plant.
Jandrain stated that affected workers would be offered opportunities to relocate to other Butterball facilities.
Butterball intends to find a buyer for the plant.
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