Cargill opens $50M distribution center at beef processing facility
Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc. opened a nearly $50 million distribution center located at its Dodge City, Kan., beef processing facility.
The new site consists of more than 9,000 feet of conveyor belts, connecting to a row of towering shelves that stretch the entire height of the building. The shelving holds approximately 133,000, 60-pound boxes of beef—the equivalent of 17,000 head of cattle. Crane-like devices move boxes in and out of the shelves. Each day, the system stores an average of 40,000 boxes, while simultaneously shipping another 40,000 to customers worldwide.