World’s largest meat supplier shuts two plants — and it’s bad news for beef lovers

A major meat supplier is shuttering two US plant locations, and experts say it’s bad news for carnivores. JBS USA, a ...

Why JBS is closing plants even as beef prices hit records

JBS executives have warned that the U.S. beef industry has more processing capacity than current cattle supplies can support.

JBS to close meat plants in manufacturing reshuffle

The company plans to lay off at least 2,000 workers as it shutters a Pennsylvania beef processing facility and makes changes ...
MEAT+POULTRY

JBS USA to close Pennsylvania beef plant

JBS USA announced on June 12 it will close its beef production facility in Souderton, Penn., and its Empire Packing plant, a ...
KETV Omaha

Tyson Foods announces closure of beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska

YOU’RE FEELING SICK. NEW TONIGHT, TYSON FOODS WILL SHUT DOWN ITS BEEF FACILITY IN LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA. THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL CONVERT ITS AMARILLO, TEXAS, BEEF FACILITY TO A SINGLE FULL CAPACITY ...
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Walmart opened its own beef plant in Kansas, tightening grip on the nation's supply chain

The beef processing plant in Olathe, Kansas, marked a turning point for Walmart. But ranchers and agricultural experts warn the nation’s already stunted beef industry could be falling under more ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Tyson Foods plant closure unlikely to change beef prices

Beef prices at the supermarket won't change much as a result of Tyson Foods Inc.'s plan to close a big beef processing plant in Nebraska, and reduce shifts at another processor in Texas, a University ...
The Gazette

Processing plants are an important piece of the ag puzzle | Rachel Gabel

Concrete barricades blocked the entrance to the Cargill beef plant in Ft. Morgan, Colo., on May 20. About 1,700 workers had been locked out by the company after months of contract negotiations ended ...