Cargill to close Dayton plant, cut 230 jobs
Cargill is shutting down its facility on Needmore Road in Dayton, a move that will affect about 230 employees at the Twin Cities–area plant. The closure is part of a broader restructuring as the agribusiness giant shifts investment into a recently completed $224 million expansion of its Sidney soybean facility, and comes amid earlier rounds of headquarters staff cuts in Minnesota. The Dayton site is one of several operations that make up Cargill’s nearly 1,000‑person Minnesota workforce, so the decision puts a noticeable dent in the company’s local footprint, especially for workers in northwest Hennepin County. Local officials and workers have not yet detailed what, if any, severance, transfer options or retraining support will be on the table, and there’s no public plan yet for the future use of the Dayton property. For metro residents, this is another example of a global agribusiness reallocating capital away from a Twin Cities facility, with the fallout landing squarely on several hundred families and the local tax base.
📌 Key Facts
- Cargill will close its Dayton, Minnesota facility on Needmore Road.
- Roughly 230 employees at the plant will be affected by the shutdown.
- The move follows Cargill’s $224 million expansion at its Sidney soybean facility and previous layoffs of headquarters staff in Minnesota.
- Cargill employs nearly 1,000 people statewide, so the Dayton closure is a significant hit to its Minnesota operations.
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