Recent livestock processing plant closures in the High Plains region have generated headlines, but agricultural economists note they occur because of tight margins. Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson ...

Tyson Foods is preparing to shut down one of its largest beef processing plants, a move that underscores how a shrinking U.S. cattle herd is reshaping the meat industry from feedlots to grocery ...

"JBS will permanently close a facility outside Los Angeles that prepares beef for sale at U.S. grocery stores, the world’s largest meat company said on Friday, as tight cattle supplies have raised ...

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Plant closures and rising global competition create new hurdles for U.S. beef producers seeking stable export markets.

The latest cattle on feed report indicated the number of cattle and calves on feed headed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 ...

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 ...

About 3,200 of Lexington, Nebraska’s 11,000 residents work at a huge Tyson Foods beef processing plant — for another month.

Tyson Foods plans to lay off more than 1,700 shift workers at its beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas, early next year as the U.S. meat industry faces tight cattle supplies and labor woes. Tyson ...

Swift Beef Company, a subsidiary of the meat-processing giant JBS, is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay off more than 300 employees.

While election season proved to be a stressful time for many, sheep producers were under unusual pressure due to an animal rights effort. Residents of Denver voted on whether or not to prohibit the ...