Sullivan, of Smithfield, however, said in the Sunday statement that despite the challenges the meat industry is currently facing, meat-processing workers are essential for the nation’s food supply.

The Zacks Food – Meat Products industry is currently navigating headwinds such as elevated input costs and operational ...

What has happened at Tyson — and in the meat industry overall — shows how difficult it is to get the nation back to normal, even in essential fields such as food processing.

The meat industry appeared to receive a boost Tuesday, after Trump issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act and declaring meat processing facilities “critical infrastructure.” ...

Bettmann / Getty Images. The animal industry produces 52 billion pounds of meat and 48 billion pounds of poultry every year. That comes from 2.2 million sheep and lambs, 32.2 million cattle and ...

The meat industry is trying to get back to normal. But workers are still getting sick — and shortages may get worse. There are now more than 11,000 coronavirus cases tied to Tyson Foods ...

The Biden administration says part of the reason grocery prices are climbing is the consolidation in the meat packing industry. Just four firms are said to have a stranglehold on the market.

A new congressional report says that in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The meat packaging industry has continually experienced many significant changes over recent years. Currently, it faces a series of challenges, such as sustainable ...

Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) say four corporations, known as the “Big Four” (JBS SA, Cargill Meat Solutions, National Beef Packing Co., and Tyson Foods), control more ...

Over several decades, through mergers and acquisitions and a lax attitude toward competition by regulators, the meat packing industry became an oligopoly. Once that was accomplished, these four ...