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Tyson Foods opens Tennessee poultry plant

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April 12, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. recently opened a poultry complex in Humboldt, Tennessee, according to a press release. The $425 million project, which includes a processing plant, feed mill and hatchery, represents Tyson's biggest investment in Tennessee, and the single largest corporate investment ever in Gibson County according to a press release.

Several hundred workers have been hired so far and are being trained for the start of production later this month. The processing plant, which is expected to employ more than 1,500 team members by 2023, is located within the Gibson County Industrial Park and will produce pre-packaged trays of fresh chicken for retail grocery stores nationwide beginning in late April.

The company's Humboldt feed mill, which will supply feed for approximately 56 local poultry farmers, will employ 30 team members and produce 14,000 tons of finished feed a week when production reaches full capacity.

The Humboldt hatchery employs 30 team members and provides chicks for local poultry farmers who supply broiler chickens to Tyson.