Missouri Prime Beef Packers Suspends Operations of Pleasant Hope, Mo., Plant
March 6, 2024 | 1 min to read
The Missouri Prime Beef Packers processing plant in Pleasant Hope has suspended operations due to “unforeseen business circumstances,” impacting 335 employees. It remains unclear whether the closure is temporary or permanent. The plant recently withdrew its permit application intending to discharge waste into the Pomme de Terre watershed, a controversial move that had sparked concern among locals, with a significant gathering in August to protest against the plan to release up to 350,000 gallons of waste daily.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southwest Missouri beef processing plant announced it has suspended operations.
Missouri Prime Beef Packers of Pleasant Hope will close because of “unforeseen business circumstances.” The plant has not confirmed if the closure is permanent or temporary. The closure impacts 335 employees.
Missouri Prime Beef Packers recently withdrew its permit application to use new technology to discharge into the Pomme de Terre watershed. Missouri Prime Beef Packers asked the DNR to approve dumping waste into the river. In August, hundreds of people gathered at the Pomme De Terre Lake pavilion in Hermitage concerned about a plan for the plant to pour up to 350,000 gallons of waste into the river daily.
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