El Dorado Pilgrim's Pride Plant Closing (3000 jobs lost)

[Pale Blue Dot]

Source: MSNBC

In announcing the El Dorado closing, the company also said its plants in Douglas, Georgia and Farmerville, Louisiana will also be shutdown within 60 to 75 days. The three facilities employ about 3,000 people, or roughly seven-percent of the company's total U.S. workforce.

"The idling of these three plants is a painful reflection of the unprecedented challenges facing our company and our industry from an excess supply of chicken and weakening consumer demand resulting from a crippled economy," said Don Jackson, president and chief executive officer. "Simply put, we are producing too much commodity chicken in what is a very weak market. The actions announced today will reduce our production of low-value, commodity meat that is a financial drain on the company without affecting any of our core business lines or customers."

Pilgrim's Pride operates 29 other facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29432363/

[Historic NY]

1. Wow, what are people eating? Beef is up, chicken,....

pork, fish, vegetables. The actions announced today will reduce our production of low-value, commodity meat. WTF does that mean? Processed chicken like meat.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

2. Chicken McNuggets...

... and hopefully they get that "mechanically seperated chicken" paste out of so many "meat" products, ie... hot dogs and cold cuts.

[skoalyman]

3. used to work at the one in Farmerville Louisiana

it sucked too :thumbsdown:

[DollyM]

4. Ramen noodles . . .

My son always liked them so we bought them. Now with both me and my husband without jobs, we buy far too many ramen noodles just to keep our son's stomach filled. I notice a lot of families at the grocery store doing the same anymore. Thank God for Angel Food Ministries or we wouldn't have any meat at all. (www.angelfoodministries.com) Our limited supply of cash goes alot farther buying our groceries from Angel Foods. I am sorry for PP but they are kind of expensive for chicken. I generally did not buy them before when we were better off because they were more expensive than the no name brand chicken.