- Corporate interests are seeking to override successful state-level standards, leading to corporate consolidation that is driving out small independent producers in California.
- Major beef packers like Cargill, JBS USA, and Tyson Foods are facing market concentration and low prices following the passage of the farm bill.
Cargill and JBS USA operate a beef processing plant in Fort Morgan and compete in the U.S. meat processing market.
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What happened
Cargill and JBS USA operate a beef processing plant in Fort Morgan and compete in the U.S. meat processing market.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Rivalry between Cargill and JBS heats up amid industry-wide cattle shortages and import restrictions.1 source
Cargill and JBS USA operate a beef processing plant in Fort Morgan.1 source
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Major beef packers like Cargill, JBS USA, and Tyson Foods are facing market concentration and low prices following the passage of the farm bill.Also in this story
- Donald Trump addressed concerns about meat processing monopolies and sought to reduce regulations on beef processing.
- Major beef packers, including Tyson Foods, Cargill, and National Beef Packing Company, are facing financial pressure due to cattle herd shrinkage and market scrutiny in Utah.
- JBS USA is closing its beef packing plant in Souderton, Ontario, affecting the regional beef sector.
- Facility closure impacts inspection rates and headcounts due to fee increases authorized by new state legislation affecting Tyson Foods in Nebraska.
The entities involved
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Cargill
American-based international food conglomerate
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JBS USA
U.S. subsidiary of Brazilian beef, pork processing conglomerate
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Related events
- An audit has found improper documentation of care services at a meatpacking plant located in Fort Morgan, Colorado, which is associated with Cargill.
- At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, industry leaders discussed the meat market, including concerns raised by the Trump administration regarding foreign ownership and the high volume of grain-fattened cattle slaughtered by JBS USA and Cargill.