The newly formed joint venture, Prestage Wholestone, LLC, unites two farmer-owned companies.
Prestage Foods of Iowa and Wholestone Farms of Nebraska are forming Prestage Wholestone, which will enhance customer offerings while streamlining pork sales and partnering in hog processing operations.
"We are excited and honored to partner with the Prestage family. This is an extremely important next step for the 200+ farm families that own Wholestone Farms. We look forward to demonstrating the benefits of this partnership to our customers, consumers, and our owners," said Luke Minion, Chairman of Wholestone Farms
Prestage Wholestone will operate from two plant locations with a daily single-shift harvest capacity of approximately 21,000 head per day.
"The Prestage family is excited to partner with Wholestone Farms, a company comprised of like-minded American farmers and producers that reflect our collective core values from farm to market," said Ron Prestage, Prestage family representative
Prestage Wholestone will start joint operations no later than January 1, 2024.
