Farmer John meatpacking plant in Vernon to close in 2023 due to escalating costs

CBS Los Angeles ^ | June 10, 2022 | CBSLA Staff

[chrisinoc]

A longtime staple of the Los Angeles community will close its doors next year, citing escalating costs to operate.

The Farmer John meatpacking plant, located in Vernon for more than 90 years, is expected to cease all operations in the early part of 2023 as the parent company, Smithfield Foods, Inc., plans to move most of their business located on the West Coast to different regions.

"Smithfield is taking these steps due to the escalating cost of doing business in California," a statement released early Friday morning said.

They said that customers on the West Coast would still receive services and product from their operations located in the Midwest, as they also look for "strategic options to exit its farms in Arizona and California," as well as decreasing their sow herd in Utah.

[chrisinoc]

Loved those Dodger dogs when it was served at Dodger Stadium.

[9422WMR]

It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent’s fritters!

[BipolarBob]

[blam]

"Smithfield became a subsidiary of the publicly traded Chinese corporation after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) said the acquisition would not endanger national security."

[Carriage Hill]

Another link in the food supply chain is weakening and about to fail. Over 30 manufacturers and distribution plants now burned or disabled. It’s not a coincidence.

[Slicksadick]

So much for the”Eastern most in quality, and the Western most in flavor”.

[faucetman]

More food production DESTROYED!

FORCED out of business by the green/kill off 90% of the population crowd!

Its all CONNECTED! /s

[jimfree]

Had the greatest mural on the exterior wall. The plant was very close to the Pep Boys warehouse where Dad was employed for several decades. He would have retired around 1987.

[Yo-Yo]

So much for the”Eastern most in quality, and the Western most in flavor”.

"Southern most in labor."

[immadashell]

… the parent company, Smithfield Foods, Inc., plans to move most of their business located on the West Coast to different regions.

Leaving Lib Land.

[Leep]

Biden says, soon you will all be vegetarians riding bicycles to work.
Muah ahahaha.

[imabadboy99]

the communist demons continue their attacks

[metmom]

Well, he did tell us once that we’d be only eating beef about once a month.

It wasn’t a prediction. It was a warning.

[ducttape45]

Yep!

[Pollard]

Farmer Juan

[beethovenfan]

Newsom strikes again.

[beef]

Probably animal rights legislation that prompted this. It is fine with me if they have nothing to eat but Soylent. Let them serve as an example of where this insanity takes you.

[BozoTexino]

More like Farmer Yuan. Smithfield is owned by Chyyyyyyna.

[Leep]

We will.
But they won’t.

[G Larry]

Ya, for some odd reason fire insurance premiums went up 10X........