Food Processing
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FOOD PROCESSING
The Texas Panhandle feeds the world
Because the Dumas area is a leader in food production, it is only natural that great food processing firms follow. The proximity to raw commodities — beef, dairy, corn, wheat, sorghum, and sunflowers — makes Dumas the ideal location for firms looking to reduce distribution costs and streamline supply chains.
Moore County ranks seventh in the state for beef production, with approximately 180,000 cattle in ranches and feedlots throughout the county. Faria Dairy, one of the largest dairies in the world, operates here with a herd projected to exceed 75,000 head of dairy cattle. That depth of agricultural production creates a built-in foundation for food processing investment.
Beef
Dairy
Corn
Wheat
Cotton
Water
Sorghum
Sunflowers
SUPPLY CHAIN ASSETS
Raw commodities. Ready infrastructure. Real advantage.
Beef production
~180,000 cattle in Moore County ranches and feedlots. 7th in Texas for beef production.
Distribution access
US 287 & 87, Ports-to-Plains Corridor, BNSF rail, and I-40 put finished products within reach of national markets.
Dairy
Faria Dairy projected to exceed 75,000 head — one of the largest dairy operations in the world.
Support industries
Seed, feed, fertilizer, equipment, and irrigation supply firms including Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer.
Grain & crops
Corn, wheat, sorghum, cotton, and sunflower production across Moore County and the surrounding region.
Workforce
JBS alone employs 3,232 people locally. An experienced food processing labor pool already exists in Dumas.
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Who's already processing here
JBS Beef & Tannery
Beef slaughtering & processing
JBS North America operates one of the most automated beef processing facilities in the world in Cactus, TX — approximately 12 miles north of Dumas. The plant produces beef products for major grocery chains nationwide and employs over 3,200 people in the region.
3,232 employees
Hilmar Cheese
Cheese & whey processing
Established in 1984 by eleven dairy families, Hilmar is the largest single-site cheese and whey products manufacturer in the world — processing over 11 million pounds of milk into more than a million pounds of cheese per day. Hilmar chose Dumas for its Texas expansion, drawn by the depth of local dairy production.
Llanos Altos–Pure Element
Water bottling
A locally grown success story — Pure Element harvests and bottles Dumas' natural water supply for regional distribution, proving that even water is a commodity worth processing in the Texas Panhandle.
Faria Dairy
Dairy production
One of the largest dairy operations in the world, Faria supplies raw milk to Hilmar Cheese and supports the regional food processing ecosystem. The herd is projected to exceed 75,000 head of dairy cattle.
450 employees
3,232
JBS employees — the region's largest single employer
11M+
pounds of milk processed daily by Hilmar Cheese
180k
cattle in Moore County ranches and feedlots
#7
Moore County's rank in Texas for beef production
Ready to explore a Dumas location?
Talk to us about available sites, incentives, and what a food processing operation in Dumas could look like for your business.