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John Deere Plans Temporary Shut Down at Ottumwa Works in Iowa

John Deere has announced it will suspend production at its plant in Ottumwa, Ia. for a month — from early December to early January — in the wake of reduced customer demand for its products, according to recent news report published by local news outlets, including KCRG-TV and the Des Moines Register.

Deere says the factory is planning another of what it calls a “temporary inventory adjustment shutdown” from early December through early January, due to reduced demand for ag equipment.

The Ottumwa Works employs “less than 400” employees, who will receive close to their normal pay while the plant is idled, according to United Auto Workers Local 74, which represents the workers, according to reporting by Des Moines Register jobs/economy reporter Kevin Baskins.

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