Minnetonka-based Cargill Inc. will close a turkey processing plant in Arkansas with 1,100 workers on Aug. 1 and shift much of the production to processing facilities in Missouri and Virginia, the company said on Wednesday.

Cargill will close its turkey processing plant in Springdale on Aug. 1, a company spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. This will cost about 1,100 people their jobs. Cargill's spokesperson said this is the right move to make for the future of the company's turkey business.

Cargill Inc. this week said it will close its turkey processing plant in Springdale, Ark., on Aug. 1, idling 1,100 workers, according to several media reports. The company said some of the facility’s production will be transferred to Cargill plants in Missouri and Virginia.