Supply Chain - Meatpacking

US Beef Cow Herd Falls To Lowest Level Since 1962, USDA Says

The US beef cow herd dropped to its lowest level since 1962, US Department of Agriculture data showed, after a severe drought raised costs for livestock fe...

Tyson Foods Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Employees

Tyson Foods Inc has confirmed that it eliminated a requirement that employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations, a step the company said improved meatpack...

CME Cattle Futures Drop As Fire Closes JBS USA Beef Plant

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell to their lowest prices since June on Monday on concerns that US ranchers could temporarily lose a place to...

Brazil's JBS Returns To Profit In First Quarter

JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, returned to profitability in the first quarter thanks to the strong performance of its US meat operation, it said in a...

Tyson Foods, JBS USA Meatpacking Workers Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

Meatpacker JBS USA has said that more than 20% of its employees have received a COVID-19 vaccine, while rival Tyson Foods Inc said more than 10% of its wor...

German Meatpacking Plant Told To Shut After Coronavirus Outbreak

A German abattoir hit by a coronavirus outbreak has been ordered to close, authorities said, continuing COVID-19 difficulties in Germany's meatpacking...

German Abattoir Continues Work After Coronavirus Outbreak

A German abattoir will continue work on Monday despite a coronavirus outbreak among its personnel, authorities have said. Some 66 of the 1,200 workers a...

Virus Outbreak In German Abattoir Puts Cooling Systems Under Spotlight

A COVID-19 outbreak in Germany is forcing meatpacking plants to review infection risks posed by their cooling systems, placing the industry at the sharp en...

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