JBS breaks ground on Iowa pork plant
New facility plans to open with 250 staff and one shift and process 500,000 sows each year.

Officials with JBS USA broke ground on a new $135 million pork processing plant in Perry on Oct. 14. 

The facility will process 500,000 sows each year and produce 130 million pounds of sausage annually — output that can feed more than 4 million people per year and help meet growing consumer demand for...