# New packing plant already looking to the future | Western Livestock Journal

> CS Beef Packers' $100 million plant near Kuna, Idaho, has run since May 2017 and processes 1,350 head of cattle daily with 625 workers. The company plans to ramp up to 1,700 head per day and hire 650 to 700 people.

- Date: 2018-07-30 · published 2018-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64160-new-packing-plant-already-looking-to-the-future-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Added fed-cattle and cull-cow processing capacity in the Intermountain West can firm demand for cattle in the region, though the plan is still ramping and the effect on prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-01 | [Impacts of the Packing Plant Fire in Kansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57219-impacts-of-the-packing-plant-fire-in-kansas.md) | +2.9% | +6.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-28 | [CS Packers, One Year Later - Western Ag Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64630-cs-packers-one-year-later-western-ag-reporter.md) | -1.2% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-10 | [Labour crisis looms as Pacific meat workers head home - Sheep Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41058-labour-crisis-looms-as-pacific-meat-workers-head-home-sheep-central.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [Cattle Futures May Have Difficulty Moving Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24363-cattle-futures-may-have-difficulty-moving-higher.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-23 | [Cattle gridlock: EU border delays add to coronavirus strain on meat trade \| Meat industry \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54071-cattle-gridlock-eu-border-delays-add-to-coronavirus-strain-on-meat-trade-meat.md) | +1.6% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/new-packing-plant-already-looking-to-the-future/

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