USDA has received information that Bartels Packing, a processor in Eugene, Oregon, has ceased operations. Farmers and ranchers owed for livestock sold to Bartels Packing should contact USDA’s Packers & Stockyards Division (PSD) Western Regional Office at 303-375-4240 for assistance in filing bond claims and packer trust claims.
Packer Trust claims must be filed within 30 days from date payment was due and bond claims must be filed within 60 days of the date of the sales transaction. It is important that producers contact USDA as soon as possible to ensure filing deadlines are met.
USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division is part of the department’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Fair Trade Practices Program. More information is available on the PSD webpage.