SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NAFB) – Pipestone Systems which began their Wholestone Farms project and put a pork processing facility in Fremont, Nebraska is now planning on building a $500 million pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
Luke Minion with Pipestone Systems says they hope to open their new processing plant sometime in 2025.
He says their Wholestone pork processing plant in Sioux Falls will have a total output of 6 million pigs annually.
Minion says they hope to begin construction in 2022 and when finished will employ between 1100 to 1200 people on their first shift.
The Wholestone Sioux Falls pork processing facility is an entity owned by regional pork producers who will help supply the plant. Wholestone has exercised an option to purchase 170 acres in the Northeast part of Sioux Falls.