Cargill Indefinitely Shutters Production at Dodge City Plant; Shifts Cattle to Other Facilities
Cargill has indefinitely shuttered operations at its beef processing facility in Dodge City, Kansas after suffering a partial roof collapse caused by heavy rains.
That facility, which can process roughly 5,000 to 6,000 head per day, was down on Monday, July 1st, and will likely be down tomorrow and possibly Wednesday, according to industry sources. Other market sources suspect that the plant might be down for the entirety of this week, depending in part on how quickly repairs can get underway.
USDA estimated today's cattle slaughter at 115,000 head, on par with a week ago...
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