Cargill Inc. said Wednesday it is closing its slaughterhouse in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley at the end of the week, resulting in the loss of nearly 600 jobs.
The Minneapolis-based food and agricultural products company said the beef harvest facility at 1915 W. Canal St., which has a processing capacity of 1,300 to 1,400 animals a day, is being closed Friday primarily because of tight cattle supply brought about by producers retaining cattle for herd expansion. The company will continue to run its ground beef plant at the site, where the company will continue to employ 200 workers.
Cargil purchased the beef harvest plant in 2001. For the approximately 600 people impacted at the plant, Cargill will be offering opportunities and assistance to fill positions at other company locations in the region.
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