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According to Tim Schellpepper, president of the JBS USA, Beef Segment confirmed an investment of over $130 million to increase capacities at the Grand Island, NE. and Omaha, NE. facilities.  The Omaha plant will receive an upgrade of the fabrication area cooler space. Grand Island improvements include a new slaughter floor and holding facilities to enhance welfare. Projects should be completed during 2021. Incremental capacity as designed will expand processing by 300,000 head annually benefiting both producers and customers.

Concurrently JBS USA will increase wages at all nine of the U.S. beef plants amounting to an additional $150 million annually. Average hourly wage for workers at all beef plants now exceeds $22 per hour including special increments added in 2020 during COVID.  Qualified workers and their dependent children are offered free two years of college tuition as a benefit.  During the pandemic, an additional $70 million was disbursed as incentives and as temporary bonus payments.