Cargill Meat Solutions beef processing facility in Dodge City was shuttered Monday following a partial roof collapse over the weekend. Dodge City received about four inches of rain in a short period of time which caused the collapse. No one was injured.
In a statement, Cargill said it is working with structural engineers to stabilize the roof and resume operations. Cargill spokesman Chuck Miller said the processed beef stored at the facility was undamaged and the company is shipping product to customers this week.
Operations resumed on the plant’s fabrication floor on Tuesday and the company says operations will resume on the harvest floor Friday.
Processed beef stored in the facility’s coolers and distribution center was undamaged, and Cargill is shipping product to customers this week, he noted.
“We are leveraging the broad footprint of our supply chain to minimize disruptions to customers and producers,” Miller said.
The Dodge City facility has a 6,000 head per day capacity.
