Packer
The company will end operations at its Joslin, Ill., beef facility and its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility plus it is pursuing the sale of its Pasco, Wash., beef facility.
From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.
The 15-year company veteran and JBS USA head is set to take the helm of the world’s largest food company.
In a shift from its planned Aug. 14 closure, JBS partners with Governor Shapiro and UFCW Local 1776 to pivot the Montgomery County facility to case-ready packaging.
Union members voted Monday to reject the latest contract offer. Cargill’s Fort Morgan facility has not processed beef since April 23.
According to a new study, compliance costs from mandatory country-of-origin labeling would largely be passed to consumers, raising annual beef and pork prices by more than $1.1 billion.
Total cattle numbers are tight, but the beef industry is maximizing every head. Two economists break down the “uneven” slaughter trends shaping the 2026 outlook.
Terrain’s Dave Weaber says herd expansion remains on hold heading into 2027, with feeder cattle and fed cattle prices expected to hit new highs in Q3 — even as a potential strong El Niño and the Cargill Fort Morgan lockout add fresh uncertainty to the supply picture.
Heavier cattle are bridging the supply gap, but the industry is testing the upper limits of “acceptable” as backfat and ribeye sizes swell.
Aimed at stabilizing regional markets amid 75-year herd lows, the new program offers a financial lifeline to non-dominant, U.S.-owned packers.
As Prime grading exceeds 17% of the mix, narrowing price spreads are shifting the profitability landscape for packers and producers alike.
JBS USA has announced network changes to strengthen operations including closing its beef production facility in Souderton, Pa., and its value-added facility in Memphis, Tenn.
Union says Cargill illegally revoked pay and benefits for more than 1,700 locked-out workers in Fort Morgan.
With a focus on reducing regulatory burdens and improving customer service, the USDA’s new action plan and $60 million in MPPEP funding aim to fortify the domestic beef supply chain and support rural economies.
Cargill and Union 455 representatives met Wednesday to continue contract negotiations. Following discussions no agreement was made.
Employees at the Kansas beef processing facility voted May 23 to approve a new labor agreement, avoiding any disruption in operations as the previous contract expired.
Company cites ‘continued uncertainty’ as the reason for the May 20 lockout in Fort Morgan, stressing that the $33.4 million contract offer remains fair and competitive.
Peel breaks down the U.S. beef packing industry structure.
With Select supplies shrinking and consumer demand locked on higher-quality beef, the traditional Choice-Select spread no longer tells the real market story.
As the federal government settles with Agri Stats over data-sharing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary Brooke Rollins launch a high-stakes investigation into beef market concentration and potential price-fixing.
The beef industry is looking toward “Beef Month” to sustain the strongest market rally in history.
By transforming the dairy barn into a high-precision factory floor, beef-on-dairy provides the consistent, year-round supply of high-quality cattle the beef industry has chased for decades.
Despite a historic 15% Prime grade achievement, heavier carcass weights and excess backfat are creating new hurdles for the Certified Angus Beef brand.