Washington, In. – Tuesday Perdue Farms announced it will lay off 293 workers at its Turkey operation in Washington, Indiana beginning October 10^th. The workers are a part of the plants second shift. Perdue officials say that changes in consumer demand, decreasing turkey flocks, and how Perdue produces and supplies their products have impacted the Washington operations in recent years, making the change to one production shift necessary to achieve operational efficiencies. The company says they are committed to doing all they can to support impacted associates during this transition.