U.S. chicken producer Perdue Farms will permanently shut a Monterey, Tennessee, processing plant on March 28, eliminating jobs for 433 employees, the company said on Friday. It is the latest loss for poultry workers, with Tyson Foods having shuttered six U.S. chicken plants since 2023 after struggling to match production with consumer demand.

Several hundred workers at Perdue Farms will soon be without a job after the company announced on Thursday it is closing the Putnam County facility. Once one of the leading poultry producers in the country,

Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Tennessee that employs more than 430 people. In a news release Thursday, the company confirmed that the Monterey facility would close in late March. It said changes in market demand and how the company produces and supplies its products have affected the Monterey plant in

Learn more about the company's decision that came after a strategic business and financial review of the plant’s performance.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Perdue Farms is closing their Monterey plant, the Putnam County mayor announced Thursday night. The closure will leave 433 employees out of a job. Randy Porter, the mayor of Putnam County, says the plant has been a part of Monterey and the county's economy for numerous years.

Poultry processor Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Monterey, Tenn., on March 28, resulting in 433 people being laid off.

JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials announced this week.

MONTEREY, TENN. – Poultry processor Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Monterey, Tenn., on March 28 which includes 433 people being laid off, according to reports by the Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter and the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce.

More than 400 employees are being impacted by the closure of the Perdue Farms Monterey plant. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter reacted to the news.

The company that runs what is commonly known as the chicken processing plant in Monterey has announced plans to shut down its Putnam County plant.

The closure of a chicken processing plant will put 433 people out of work, according to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and mayor.

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. to address child labor violations at its Accomac, Virginia plant.