FREDERICKSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Poultry giant Perdue Farms Inc. says it's closing a chicken-processing plant and vacating a distribution center in southeastern Pennsylvania, costing the state about 650 jobs.
Employees at the Fredericksburg plant and Denver distribution center were told of the decision Wednesday.
Perdue spokeswoman Julie DeYoung says the company is moving the work to newer facilities in other states that are underutilized. The company says it decided against investing in a smaller, older plant that is insufficient for what Perdue needs. The plant will close around March 14.
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8 comments:
If the poultry industry ever leaves Delmarva.....RUN! The local economy will suffer, housing market nose-dive...it will be very bad.
Been saying for last 5 years that would not be in Salisbury past 2019... Too many environmental regulations and high cost of labor. Expect all chicken to be imported from China where they have cheap slave labor, tons of land and don't give a flock about the environment.
"Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative was incorportated in the Summer of 2004. Our story is one of perserverance in the face of adversity.
In April of 2004 Pilgrims Pride, the owner of the Hinton Processing Facility, announced the closing of Operations within six months. The Impact of the closure would be felt by nearly 170 farms, 1,800 employees and indirectly through the entire Shenandoah Valley. Following this announcement, the owners of many of these farms banded together and VPGC was incorporated.
Though faced with many challenges, VPGC found support in the local farm-oriented community, and raised the funds necessary to purchase the Hinton Processing plant and Feed Mill located in Broadway, Va. On November 29, 2004 VPGC began processing turkeys.
The farmers that make up the cooperative have been growing turkeys for decades. Many of these farms have been passed down through generations. Today the only difference is they grow an even better turkey and the farmers keep the profits."
PA is now starting to feel what happened to DelMarVa a couple years ago....
I will say this now and mark my words, most of Perdue will not be here in les then 2 years. The imported china chicken starts this year and will devistate poultry growers on the shore quickly.... And Perdue is looking in the Carolina's as write this.... Good luck Delmarva .....
Don't be so sure of that 12:57. Contrary to what we are led to believe big business loves regulation. It's a way for them to either keep out or rid an area of smaller competitors. While they cry foul it's nothing more than a ruse and usually they are behind the regulations and "helped" or "advised" in crafting them.
It's like the minimum wage increase. In MD one of the biggest proponents of it is the big box store Costco. The miniscule amount it may be raised will do nothing to help employees and with a big company like Costco it can be spread out so consumers don't notice. It's the smaller stores that will be hurt, end up closing thereby more business for places like Costco.
It's the democratic plan. Have a handful of large businesses controlling all goods and services and everything else.
Perdue has been considering leaving Maryland for some time now...
Actually, I see it as a way of getting out from under the power of the Union. Good business move..
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