Articles tagged under: meat packer
Closures and Plant Slow Downs for Packer/Processors
Published April 20, 2020
Meat processing plants are in the coronavirus crosshairs. The Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the JBS plant in Worthington, Minnesota are closed indefinitely. In addition to plant closures being seen in the pork, cattle and poultry…Brazil Meat Packer Purchases a Stake of National Beef
Published April 10, 2018
Brazil meat packer Marfrig Global Foods will purchase a stake of the U.S.-based National Beef Packing Company. The $969 million agreement will hand over 51 percent of the company to Marfrig and would create the world's second-largest beef processor. National…