September 7, 2010
Cargill to rebuild Chambersburg feed plant
Press Release
Cargill announced that the company will rebuild the Letterkenny Feed Depot that was destroyed by a fire in February.
According to Cargill officials, the rebuild will include many upgrades to the mill's capabilities.
"While the physical damage to the mill was severe, the event could not dissuade us from recognising the tremendous loyalty shown by regional livestock producers for our products since the fire," said Rob Sheffer, regional general manager for Cargill Animal Nutrition. Despite the fire, Cargill maintained its entire customer base by providing service via its other production facilities in Lebanon and Martinsburg, Pa.
Construction of the new mill is expected to commence in September, with feed manufacturing production going online by next spring. The new mill will possess an annual production capacity in excess of 100,000 tonnes. It will also be equipped with upgraded features, including a computerised batch-mixing system, and fully automated grinding and receiving systems.
The facility also will have one of the most advanced short-mixing systems in the industry. It will feature computerised bar coding that tracks micro-ingredient levels used in preparing feed formulations.