On Friday, the cattle industry was told that a significant reduction in packing capacity will become a reality in early 2026 as Tyson will close their Lexington, Nebraska Beef Processing Plant and reduce from two shifts to a single shift in beef processing at their Amarillo, Texas plant. In response, Michael Kelsey with the Oklahoma …
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Nov 21
Updated- Tyson to Shutter Lexington, Nebraska Beef Plant- Make Amarillo a Single Shift Plant
On Friday, Tyson Meats announced news that the Beef Cattle Industry feared was inevitable, given that the US cattle herd is at lowest level since 1951-short cattle supplies are causing Tyson to shut down a major Beef Processing Plant- and adjust the schedule of a second of their plants. Tyson released a brief statement on …
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