JBS to Shutter Southern California Beef Processing Plant

The closure is not expected to impact the already-strained U.S. beef market, according to an expert.
JBS to Shutter Southern California Beef Processing Plant
Cows graze at the Stemple Creek Ranch in Tomales, Calif., on April 24, 2014. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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JBS Foods, the leading producer of beef in the United States, plans to close its Swift Beef Company processing plant in Southern California on Feb. 2, the company confirmed Monday.

The company filed a notice with the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system earlier this month, notifying the state of its plans, which will affect 374 employees at the 170,000-square-foot plant, located about an hour east of Los Angeles in Riverside, California.
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