United States-New beef plant delayed.

UNITED STATES-DELAYS IN NEW BEEF PLANT.

Once scheduled to open last summer and then this spring, the Northern Beef Packers plant in Aberdeen, S.D., is now set to open this August or September, according to its principal backer, Dennis Hellwig.

The plant dealt with flooding delays last year and now is working through about $7 million in liens that contractors have filed for payment on construction, equipment and general services, according to court documents.

The $40 million plant will handle cattle born and raised in South Dakota and will produce "South Dakota Certified Beef" with a capacity for 1,500 head per day and a workforce of 650 people.