Sept 24 (Reuters) - Cargill:
* Cargill to invest $111 million to convert Columbus, neb., plant; relocate
ground beef production to Wisconsin, Texas
* Cargill-to convert its ground beef plant at Columbus to a cooked meats
facility and relocate ground beef production currently taking place there
* Cargill inc says conversion will begin in early December 2015, with cooked
meat production scheduled to start in mid-2016
* Cargill - converted plant to give co capabilities it currently does not
possess to produce specific types of cooked meat products for its customers
* Cargill - says of the 250 positions currently at the Columbus facility,
approximately 80 will be impacted when the conversion begins in December
* Cargill inc says about $27 million will be carved out of total funding
package for investment in the company's ground beef plants at butler and Fort
Worth
* Cargill - ground beef production currently taking place at Columbus will be
relocated to existing facilities at butler, wis.,forth worth, Texas
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