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The meatpacker will shut its Joslin, Illinois, and Eagle Mountain, Utah, facilities and pursue the sale of its Pasco, Washington, plant
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Tyson Foods announced plans Thursday to close two beef facilities and pursue the sale of a third, as a yearslong shortage of U.S. cattle continues to weigh on the country's largest meatpacker.
Tyson said it plans to shut down its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing plant and its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility, while also moving to sell its Pasco, Washington, beef plant. Tyson said it will consolidate its beef business around three facilities in Dakota City, Nebraska; Holcomb, Kansas; and Amarillo, Texas, and plans to add a second shift at the Amarillo plant as cattle supply allows.
