So far this month, two notable announcements were made about new beef packing capacity. These come after much of 2020 saw criticism about the nature of the packing sector and much of 2021 saw calls from producers and the Biden Administration about building new capacity, including a $500 million grant program for small packers that was announced last year, and again in January of this year. First, in early August, there was Producer Owned Beef announcing its plans for a plant in Amarillo, Texas. The timeline is to break ground in Q1 2023 and to begin operations in Q4 2025. It’s a $670 million new facility that will be producer owned, with management from Consolidated Beef Producers marketing cooperative. According to the company...
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