Comments on: Pilgrim’s Announces 230 Layoffs

By: Phil Chroniger

Phil Chroniger — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:09:10 +0000

Didn’t they just rehire a bunch of workers here in the Valley?

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By: Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh

Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:56:51 +0000

Russia effectively blocked U.S. poultry imports beginning January 1 with a new law prohibiting chlorine as an anti-microbial treatment in poultry production.

That can’t be good for business, and I believe that Russia is the No.1 trading partner to US poultry producers. The Russians and the Chinese have been in a lather for years about antibiotics and other bird treatments.

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By: Brent Finnegan

Brent Finnegan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:43:11 +0000

Ironically, Mr. Pilgrim himself has also been ousted, although he will stay on as a member of the board.

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By: Lowell Fulk

Lowell Fulk — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:20:54 +0000

Since coming to the Valley, Mr. Pilgrim has seen fit to close the processing plant in Alma, to close the plant in Harrisonburg, to close the plant in Hinton, and continues to reduce the Valley involvement in poultry farming and production…

Fortunately for the Valley, the Hinton plant at least was saved by the combined action of farmers, state and federal government thus averting the loss of some $250 million to the local economy.

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