# Valley Protein plant fire in Ward, SC causes heavy damage | wltx.com

> A Thanksgiving Day fire caused heavy damage at the Valley Proteins rendering plant in Ward, South Carolina, which mainly renders meat by-products for pet food. Officials say the damage is substantial and the plant will not likely reopen soon, and the cause is under investigation.

- Date: 2022-11-24 · published 2022-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38809-valley-protein-plant-fire-in-ward-sc-causes-heavy-damage-wltx-com
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

The plant's extended outage reduces US rendered meat and fat output, supporting tighter supply of meat-and-bone meal and feed fats until other facilities absorb the volume.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wltx.com: https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/fire-significant-damage-rendering-plant-saluda-county/101-d9a702fc-264f-4bb7-a3f2-ea4d19d62a26

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