Cal-Maine to open Dexter, Missouri, egg-grading plant

The new facility is expected to create 100 jobs.

Emma Cottrell
November 19, 2024
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Since purchasing the former Tyson Foods facility in March, egg producer Cal-Maine Foods is set to open the newly renovated egg-grading facility before the end of the year, according to KFVS12.

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