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Foster Farms Closing California Turkey Plant, Laying Off 500+ Workers

The company plans to shutter the fresh turkey processing plant in May.
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Foster Farms Closing California Turkey Plant, Laying Off 500+ Workers
Turkeys at a turkey farm near Sauk Centre, Minn., on Nov. 2, 2005. Janet Hostetter/AP Photo
Jill McLaughlin
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Foster Farms plans to permanently close its fresh turkey processing plant in Central California and lay off more than 500 employees, according to a notice processed Feb. 28 by the state.

The company says changes in market demand prompted the shuttering of its plant in Turlock, California.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.