OTTUMWA, Iowa (KCRG) – John Deere says it plans to suspend production at its Ottumwa plant for a month due to reduced demand for its products. John Deere Ottumwa Works manufactures hay and forage equipment. The facility had a three-week shutdown earlier this year, with production resuming in September though November. However, Deere says the factory is planning another of what it calls a “temporary inventory adjustment shutdown” from early December through early January, due to reduced demand for AG equipment.

The shutdowns come after numerous rounds of layoffs from the company’s workforce at plants across eastern Iowa, including the Quad Cities, earlier this year. Deere has been moving parts of its manufacturing from its various facilities to Mexico. In a statement to KCRG-TV, Deere said each of its factories balances its work schedule with the projected demand for the products it builds.

The Des Moines Register reports the employees at the facility are expected to receive close to their normal pay while the plant is idled.