John Deere plans to lay off hundreds of employees across three Midwest factories by the end of next month.
Around 600 production workers at factories in East Moline, Illinois, and Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa, will be laid off effective Aug. 30, according to Nexstar’s WHBF.
The layoffs are due to reduced demand for products from those factories, the company said.
The announcement follows John Deere’s decision to move some operations from one of its Iowa facilities to Mexico by the end of 2026. The company will move the manufacturing of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders from its Dubuque facility to Mexico.
The company said the decision was due to its efforts to evolve its business model, address rising manufacturing costs, and improve operational efficiencies, Fox News reported.
Deer also announced several layoffs earlier this year.
