(Worthington, Mn.)– JBS USA has announced the indefinite closure of the Worthington pork production facility this morning. The facility employs more than 2,000 team members and processes 20,000 hogs per day.
The Worthington facility will wind down operations over the next two days with a diminished staff to ensure existing product in the facility can be used to support the food supply. In partnership with the state of Minnesota and Nobles County, the company will advise its Worthington team members to follow Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s stay at home order until returning to work. The company will continue to pay its team members during the plant closure.
The Worthington facility is the third JBS USA plant to temporarily close, joining the Souderton, Penn., beef production facility, which reopened on Monday, April 20, and the Greeley beef production facility which remains closed.
(Courtesy Community First Broadcasting station KKOJ in Jackson, Mn.)
