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Cargill Sinks $48 Million in Kansas Beef Plant

Cargill Sinks $48 Million in Kansas Beef Plant

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

Cargill Inc. plans to invest $48 million to build an order distribution center to support its existing beef processing plant in Dodge City, Kansas.

The distribution center is expected to hold 155,000 boxes of beef, which will increase its capacity by 130,000 boxes. Construction of the center is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2013 and open spring, 2015.

In a company statement Cargill said it plans to enhance its other beef plants in Nebraska, Texas and Alberta. Cargill’s Dodge City plant slaughters about 6,000 head of cattle daily.
 


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