Cavendish Farms plans nearly $150 million expansion for North Dakota potato processing plant

Cavendish Farms is planning nearly $150 million in expansion and improvements at its Jamestown potato plant in North Dakota, as Jenny Schlecht, director of ag content for Agweek, reports in a news story published by the Grand Forks Herald.

Daniel Richard, vice president at J.D. Irving Limited, the owner of Cavendish Farms, said the company plans to break ground in spring 2025 on a $100 million expansion, which will replace the fryer, expand the building by 55 feet, and provide a better working environment and storage at the facility.

The expansion will increase capacity from 410 million pounds of production annually to 450 million pounds.

Also in the works are a $15 million packaging expansion and a $30 million wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment plant will move the plant’s wastewater out of the purview of the City of Jamestown and onto Cavendish itself, Richard explained.

Source: Grand Forks Herald. Read the full story here
Image: A group of legislators and ag leaders from North Dakota prepares to tour the Canvendish Farms potato processing plant in Jamestown, North Dakota, on Nov. 8, 2024. Credit Jenny Schlecht / Agweek