# John Deere invests $29.8M to expand Thibodaux plant for cotton harvesters

John Deere will spend $29.8 million to expand its Thibodaux, Louisiana plant, creating 70 jobs, to shift cotton harvester manufacturing from China to the U.S.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-10-11
- Where: Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $29.8M
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: cotton harvesters
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Deere & Company](https://endata.com/companies/21933.md)

## Sources

- [theadvocate.com](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/john-deere-to-spend-29-8-million-to-shift-cotton-harvester-manufacturing-from-china-to/article_38499170-4999-11ed-8674-77e7813313d8.html), 2022-10-11: "The new cotton harvesters present a huge opportunity for John Deere Thibodaux to deliver innovative and technologically advanced solutions to our customers."
- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/john-deere-thibodaux-plant-expansion-to-create-70-bayou-region-jobs), 2022-10-11: "The new cotton harvesters present a huge opportunity for John Deere Thibodaux to deliver innovative and technologically advanced solutions to our customers."
- [agriculturalequipmentguide.com](https://www.agriculturalequipmentguide.com/article/58632-gov-edwards-announces-expansion-of-john-deere-thibodaux-plant), 2022-11-07: "This investment by Deere & Company demonstrates not only the strength of Louisiana's manufacturing sector, but the resilience and recovery of the Bayou Region."

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