Insights and Stories on Meat Packers

Tyson Foods to close Kansas meat plant, cutting more than 800 jobs

Dec. 2, 2024 at 3:46 pm CST

Tyson Food will permanently close a meat plant in Emporia, Kansas, that employs more than 800 people, according to a letter the company sent to the state on Monday.

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern

Jun. 7, 2024 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port

May. 7, 2024 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Ana Mano Reuters roberto-samora

Olymel to close Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu poultry, pork plant

Apr. 30, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes

Mar. 28, 2024 at 9:28 am CDT

Incoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will add to the sector's already significant labour challenges, the Canadian Meat Council says.

By Gord Gilmour

Olymel parent company posts profit after plant closures

Mar. 4, 2024 at 11:33 am CST

Sollio Cooperative Group, parent company of meat processor Olymel, says it’s back in the black after a period of losses led to closures and cut-backs.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. to crack down on child labour amid massive uptick

Feb. 27, 2023 at 7:59 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — The Biden administration in the U.S. announced measures to crack down on child labour on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal employment of migrant minors in dangerous industries. U.S. officials said the Labor Department […]

By Mica Rosenberg Nandita Bose

U.S. packer profit margins jumped 300 per cent during pandemic, economists say

Dec. 10, 2021 at 8:04 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since the pandemic started, White House economics advisers said. Financial statements of the meat-processing companies […]

By Andrea Shalal