Insights and Stories on Meatpacking

factory workers processing chickens in a food plant

Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent

Mar. 18, 2025 at 9:32 am CDT

Chicago/Washington | Reuters – The Trump administration said on Mar. 17 that it plans to permanently allow U.S. poultry and pork processing plants to operate more quickly, raising concerns among advocacy groups about worker health and food safety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decision is a victory for meat companies and industry associations […]

JBS posts profit as chicken and pigs make up for beef slump

Aug. 14, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

By Reuters roberto-samora

Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter

May. 6, 2024 at 12:52 pm CDT

By Granth Vanaik Tom Polansek

Cars driving on a highway are stuck in traffic because of a snow storm.

Tyson Foods, Cargill idle Kansas beef plants due to snowstorm

Jan. 9, 2024 at 5:07 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Brazil’s JBS reboots plan to list shares in New York

Jul. 12, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Ana Mano roberto-samora

U.S. ag secretary backs proposed meatpacking investigator

Jun. 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposal to establish a special investigator to address concerns about anti-competitive practices in the meat and poultry industries. Republican U.S. Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Charles Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Senator Jon Tester […]

By Reuters

Tyson fires seven managers after probe into COVID-19 wagering

Dec. 17, 2020 at 4:13 am CST

Reuters — Tyson Foods said Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The independent investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, came in response to a lawsuit filed by the […]

By Reuters

More Mexican beef headed to U.S. dinner tables as supply crunch bites

May. 13, 2020 at 11:37 pm CDT

Mexico City/Chicago | Reuters — More Mexican steaks and other beef cuts are headed north of the border after the coronavirus outbreak has hobbled U.S. meat processing plants, potentially offsetting fears of shortages affecting businesses from fast-food chains to grocery stores but angering U.S. ranchers. The Mexican industry chalks up […]

By David Alire Garcia P.J. Huffstutter

How JBS became collateral damage in a war between billionaires

Feb. 11, 2020 at 11:49 am CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — A business dispute between the disgraced billionaire Batista brothers in Brazil and the heir to an Indonesian pulp and paper fortune is throwing a wrench in meatpacker JBS SA’s plans to for a U.S. listing of its international operations, such as its Canadian beef plant. […]

By Tatiana Bautzer

JBS still keen on U.S. IPO despite scandals

Mar. 29, 2018 at 1:17 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacking firm, remains intent on a stock market listing of subsidiary JBS Foods International in the U.S. despite corruption and food safety scandals, executives said on Thursday. In April all of JBS operations will meet U.S. auditing and compliance requirements […]

By Ana Mano Paula Laier

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