Adds background on explosion
Adds background on explosion
CHICAGO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Cargill stopped receiving cattle for slaughter at its Dodge Metropolis, Kansas, beef plant after an explosion on Thursday however it expects to renew early subsequent week, an organization spokesman stated on Friday.
The corporate continues to course of carcasses it had readily available on the time of the Thursday explosion, which occurred in a stand-alone constructing exterior the principle facility and injured two staff.
Nonetheless, cattle futures fell this week due partially to fears that the interruption on the plant, which might course of as much as 6,000 head per day, would trigger cattle provides to again up at feedlots.
Cargill is working with its different crops to obtain cattle and meet buyer commitments, spokesman Daniel Sullivan stated in an electronic mail. Cargill is the world’s largest producer of floor beef.
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