After plans to build a new plant in Mason City, Iowa fell through earlier this year, on Tuesday Prestage Foods named Wright County, Iowa as the site of its planned $240 million pork processing facility.
“We are investing in Iowa and specifically Wright County because we believe this plant is good for Iowa, good for agriculture and a good step forward for our family-owned and run business,” says Ron Prestage, on behalf of the Prestage family. “Iowa is the nation’s leading pork producing state and currently produces more pigs than it can process. This plant will keep the value from processing pigs in this state.”