EDDYVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – Some Cargill workers in southeast Iowa will be out of a job by the beginning of February. KCRG-TV reports the plant in Eddyville is letting go 29 people on Feb. 5th. They are some of the first cuts to employees in Iowa after the company announced earlier this month that they would be letting go five percent of its workforce.

The Minnesota based company employs about 160,000 employees worldwide. A five percent cut in their workforce would equate to around 8,000 jobs. It’s not clear yet if additional Cargill jobs are at risk in eastern Iowa.