Dive Summary:
- The last 1,000 employees of a House of Raeford Farms turkey plant in Hoke county, N.C., are set to be laid off Thursday afternoon when the plant closes its doors.
- Falling consumer demand for frozen turkeys is cited as the reason for the plant's closure.
- A second plant in Raeford that employs 400 and processes lunch meat, ground turkey and chicken will take in some of the displaced employees, while others, if eligible, will be offered severance packages.
From the article:
... The last workers start their layoff Thursday afternoon in the rural region where unemployment was 9.2 percent in June. The plant has been processing poultry since the 1950's and some employees have worked there for 20 years or more. ...
