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about 1,500 roles worldwide
Manufacturing · Updated
  • Unofficial: media report
  • Global
  • +1 more report

Unofficial. Global: about 1,500 roles worldwide, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jun 2026 (+1 more report). Impact on Australian roles not confirmed.

Summary

Global: about 1,485 workers affected by the closure of the Souderton, Pennsylvania beef plant, according to a WARN notice reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer; JBS says the site will become a value-added operation. Impact on Australian roles not confirmed.

Headcount

Australian and worldwide figures are kept separate. We never add reports together or average them.

Australian roles
Not confirmed
Impact on Australian roles not confirmed
Worldwide roles
About 1,500
roles worldwide, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer

Location:Global · Souderton, Pennsylvania (US)

Departments

Only where a source gives numbers. Teams under 5 roles are grouped as Other.

Breakdown not stated in reports.

Reports

2 reports, newest first. Each figure is what that source said.

  1. OfficialJBSNo number
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  2. Unofficial: media reportPhiladelphia Inquirerabout 1,500 worldwide
    Read the source (Philadelphia Inquirer, opens source)

Locations

Global · Souderton, Pennsylvania (US)

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