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Processing to Stop at Soybean Plant; Costing Danville Jobs
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Bunge North America plans to stop processing soybeans at an eastern Illinois plant, which will result in the loss of about 100 jobs.

The St. Louis-based company announced Monday soybean processing operations at the plant in Danville, located near the Indiana state line, will end on April 23.

Bunge says it will stop using the facility because the industry has too much processing capacity.

Bunge spokeswoman Deb Sidell says the job cuts aren't layoffs and the closure is permanent.

The company says the plant's corn mill will remain open. Farmers also will be able to continue dropping off soybeans at the plant for transport elsewhere.

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