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Tyson will close a big beef plant as cattle supplies shrink

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 ...
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'We are going to feed American beef to the Americans': Meat packing plant to open in Richfield

RICHFIELD — A new cattle processing plant in central Utah is expected to improve the state's food supply chain. "You bet I feel pressure," Henry Barlow said. "I don't sleep well, but it's OK." Barlow ...
The Journal

Processing plant closures reflect tight margins

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 ...
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Ranchers got tired of Big Beef taking their profits. So they’re starting their own processing plant

Trey Wasserburger looks out at a pen of cattle from his pickup. He works at this feed yard alongside his father-in-law in Nebraska. It takes three years of work to raise cattle before they get to the ...
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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 ...