Trump's plan to allow more beef imports could ease hamburger prices while adding pressure on meatpackers Tyson Foods and JBS.

Food inflation has become one of those problems that refuses to disappear when politicians declare victory over it.

SPRINGDALE, Ark., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) announced today that management will participate in the Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference in Boston on September 10th, 2026. The fireside chat with Jeff Schomburger, Incoming President & CEO and Curt Calaway, CFO will begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time and will be available via a live audio webcast.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $TSN #agri--A class of hundreds of millions of consumers seeks approval of a settlement in a lawsuit against chicken producers, according to Hagens Berman.

This week, Tyson Foods announced that it is restructuring its beef business, closing or selling three of its facilities as it deals with “one of the most historic cattle shortages the country has ever experienced.”

Tyson Foods is shrinking its beef-processing network as historically low cattle supplies drive mounting losses in the business. Investors are welcoming the move.

Tyson Foods said on Thursday it will close or sell three of its beef plant and packaging operation sites, further ‌shrinking its beef footprint as a historic U.S. cattle shortage deepens losses for the largest U.S. meatpacker.

SPRINGDALE, Ark., Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tyson Foods is making strategic changes to its beef operations to position the company for long-term success. Tyson Foods will anchor its beef business around three strategically located beef facilities in the central United States: Dakota City, Nebraska; Holcomb, Kansas and Amarillo, Texas, to create a more competitive footprint amidst one of the most historic cattle shortages the country has ever experienced. Recent USDA cattle inventory data, which included continued evidence of limited heifer retention, indicates these supply constraints are likely to persist, requiring strategic action.

Meatpackers have been squeezed by a shortage of cattle.

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