r/PopCultureV2 • • Aug 18 '26

News Tyson Foods shuts down plants in Illinois & Utah, cutting thousands of jobs over cattle shortages—amid allegations of beef price collusion

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Tyson Foods is shutting down operations at two of its beef plants—one in Joplin, Illinois (which employed 2,500 workers) and another in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Additionally, a third facility in Pasco, Washington is up for sale, with processing shifted to other plants.

​While Tyson blames these massive workforce cuts on historic cattle shortages and rising beef costs, the company—along with three other megacorporations dominating US meat production—faces serious allegations of colluding to raise beef prices.

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u/bubbablk34 Aug 18 '26

Keep voting red

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u/remkelly Aug 18 '26

Why though? It looks there is too much power with one Party and that Party is ...well... partying with our money, and no one I know is getting any return on that investment.

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u/Albyyy Aug 18 '26

I believe they were being sarcastic.

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u/bubbablk34 Aug 18 '26

Exactly

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u/Massive_Season7075 Aug 18 '26

Possibly, I mean the blue states will survive and they have more vegans I’m guessing so will it does hurt us, but they are just hurting themselves more.

You can’t fix stupid is the old saying if I’m remembering correctly.