Even with the changes in the workforce, West Liberty said the reduction would not affect its plan to build a new turkey processing plant.

Touted as one of the most automated Tyson facilities, the new plant will produce 4 million pounds of fully cooked products weekly. 

Currently six pork processing plants operate under the time-limited trial, allowing for line speeds above 1,106 head per hour.

JBS announced plans to not only resume its beef processing operation in Diamantino, Mato Grosso, but also to expand it to make it the largest beef plant in Latin America.

As the intended date for the EPA to publish its proposed new wastewater regulations nears, meat industry stakeholders and legislators continue to press the agency to consider small processors in its rule.

Dairy processors can submit their entries through Jan. 26, 2024. 

The poultry processor reached three million man hours without an OSHA recordable lost-time accident at its Morganton, N.C., processing facility.

The company plans to transfer production to its Tar Heel facility for increased efficiency and better use of existing capacity.

Tyson Foods Inc. confirmed a report of a layoff taking place at its Wilkesboro, NC, poultry processing plant.

The agency stated that it plans to partner with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund to make $123 million in grants available through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP).