CHICAGO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Global commodities trader

Cargill Inc will close a Springdale, Arkansas, turkey

processing plant with 1,100 workers on Aug. 1 and shift much of

the production to processing facilities in Missouri and

Virginia, the company said on Wednesday.

The closure comes as privately held Cargill is cutting its

global workforce by 5% amid a sharp drop in earnings in its meat

and grain and oilseed businesses. Thousands of U.S. workers for

other poultry companies have also lost their jobs over the last

two years due to plant closures.

"It is the right move to make for the future of our turkey

business. Turkey remains an essential part of Cargill's protein

portfolio," the company said in an emailed statement.

The Springdale plant produces fresh and frozen whole

turkeys, bone-in turkey breasts and case-ready turkey products,

a Cargill spokesperson said.

"We will honor contractual obligations to growers and

continue to process turkey and other proteins at more than 40

primary, case-ready and value-added protein facilities in the

United States and Canada," the company said.

U.S. chicken producer Perdue Farms has said it will shut

a Tennessee facility in March, eliminating jobs for 433

employees. Tyson Foods ( TSN ) has shuttered six chicken plants

with thousands of workers since 2023.