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Posted on 06/19/2026 3:16:18 PM PDT by Libloather
A major meat supplier is shuttering two US plant locations, and experts say it’s bad news for carnivores.
JBS USA, a meat-processing company that supplies Costco and BJ’s, as well as grocers such as Food Lion, Weis Markets, WinCo, and Stop & Shop, announced this week that it is closing its operations in Philadelphia and Memphis, eliminating a total of 2,000 jobs.
“These decisions are never easy because they directly affect our team members and the communities where we operate,” said Wesley Batista Filho, CEO of JBS USA.
“We are deeply grateful to the team members at these facilities for their efforts and contributions over many years. Our focus right now is on supporting them with transparency, respect, and access to new opportunities wherever possible.”
According to JBS, which packages, processes, and prepares meat in 15 countries, the shuttered beef plants will be absorbed into other operations.
Earlier this year, JBS announced it was consolidating its beef and case-ready businesses to improve efficiency and enhance productivity.
JBS controls about 20 percent of the slaughtering capacity for US cattle and hogs, according to industry estimates.
Along with Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef, JBS processes about 85% of the nation’s grain-fed cattle.
Although the herd has shrunk to a 75-year low amid record drought levels and higher production costs.
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Maybe they should be seized by the US government and sold to other groups, like ranchers and farmer co-ops
Josef Stalin would approve.
Philadelphia and Memphis.
I wonder what those two cities have in common?
Heh.
Back in 1981 I worked at a packing plant making $10 an hour. Mgmt said take a $2 hr pay cut or they’d close the plant. Union voted against it, plant shut down for two years to break contract & people were hired for $5-7 less an hour & the city became a haven for Mexican workers. When Trump was reelected, the town became a ghost town after rumors of raids. Not sure of the status today.
“Maybe they should be seized by the US government and sold to other groups, like ranchers and farmer co-ops”
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Since when did the nationalization of private businesses become a conservative position?
Really?
“Philadelphia and Memphis”
“I wonder what those two cities have in common?”
Just a wild guess, dangerous Shite Holes.
Maybe they should just do ribs...???
How is this bad news for beef buyers? They are going to improve efficiency and productivity.
As far as Memphis goes food processors and breweries are located here because of the high quality of the water. It needs very minimal purification because it comes from artesian wells.
Bill Gates is very happy.
,,, isn't that the case for defense contractors? They haven't sold me anything recently but the government's business is a constant, no matter who holds the stock.
Demand is strong. It will all work out
I thought Brazilians owned 70% US meat processing and were under investigation by DOJ?
Time to break up the meat packers and force them to divest plants to smaller companies and farm co-ops. I wonder why WalMart and Costco don’t own their own meat packing plants. Grocery chains like Acme and Kroger did in the past.
Better quality, and you keep your dollars near your own home.
(I live in a very small state, and we have several - so pretty-much any state would have them).
Might give an opportunity for some independents to start up. Without unions that screwed the industry 40 plus years ago.
it’s a cutthroat business
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