>
> http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/1023034.html
>
> "It has been only three weeks since Pilgrim's Pride executives said they
> were closing their chicken processing plant in Siler City, but the fallout
> can already be seen at area tractor and supply stores and heard in worried
> conversations around the community.
> ...
> When the factory shuts down, expected by June, the city will lose a major
> water customer, 836 workers will lose their jobs, and some farmers' annual
> income could drop by as much as 25 percent, said Dan Campeau, area poultry
> agent for Cooperative Extension.
> ...
> Prices for corn, a big component, have skyrocketed amid rising demand for
> the commodity to make ethanol. Pilgrim's Pride, which buys 324 million
> bushels of corn annually, paid...

> and made ready for possum head stew.

> Ann wrote:

>>
>> http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/1023034.html
>>
>> "It has been only three weeks since Pilgrim's Pride executives said they
>> were closing their chicken processing plant in Siler City, but the
>> fallout
>> can already be seen at area tractor and supply stores and heard in
>> worried
>> conversations around the community.
>> ...
>> When the factory shuts down, expected by June, the city will lose a major
>> water customer, 836 workers will lose their jobs, and some farmers'
>> annual
>> income could drop by as much as 25 percent, said Dan Campeau, area
>> poultry
>> agent for Cooperative Extension.
>> ... ...

>> and made ready for possum head stew.

>
> . . . and don't forget the tadpole sauce.