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Teamsters ratify agreement at nation's largest beef plant

07/03/25 3:31 PM By Allie Herring

Teamsters Local 577 members at the Tyson Foods packing plant in Amarillo, Texas, voted last night to ratify a collective bargaining agreement that includes improved benefits and wages for employees.

Tentative agreement reached after Teamsters authorized Tyson strike

07/02/25 6:02 AM By Allie Herring

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A strike at a Tyson Foods packing plant in Texas has been averted after the Teamsters and Tyson's reached an agreement on labor practices.

Smithfield closing Charlotte pork plant

10/11/23 6:03 AM By Spencer Chase

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Smithfield Foods plans to shutter one of its existing pork processing facilities by the end of the year and shift its operations to a nearby plant, echoing a trend observed throughout the meatpacking industry.

Beefpacking expansion plans surge even as cattle numbers drop

06/08/22 6:27 AM By Noah Wicks

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A proposed 8,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in South Dakota is joining a packed roster of planned and existing plants that could be forced to compete for shrinking cattle inventories in the years ahead.

New plants could come online at tenuous time in beef industry

01/05/22 6:30 AM By Spencer Chase

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The Biden administration is set to direct millions of dollars toward boosting the diversification of the nation’s meat processing capacity, but facilities planning on processing cattle could be timing their entry into the market at a difficult time.

Company plans $325M Iowa beef processing facility

06/30/21 6:12 AM By Spencer Chase

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Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company plans to build a new beef packing plant in western Iowa, adding to the sector’s processing capacity amid calls for greater expansion and diversification of ownership.

Cargill idling two beef plants for maintenance

01/27/21 6:04 AM By Spencer Chase

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A major beefpacker has announced a pair of upcoming facility shutdowns, but not due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tyson ‘cannot anticipate’ length of COVID-19 challenges

05/04/20 11:38 AM By Spencer Chase

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A major meatpacking giant posted lower-than-expected earnings Monday and said it is unsure how long the uncertain market brought about by the coronavirus will linger in its bottom line.

JBS USA temporarily closes Greeley beef plant

04/13/20 5:21 PM By Spencer Chase

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A major beef packing plant will come offline this week after detecting coronavirus infections among its staff, two of whom have died.

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