World’s largest meat supplier shuts two plants - and it’s bad news for beef

NY Post ^ | 6/19/26 | Reda Wigle

[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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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Food; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: beef; meat; plants; supplier

[Vaduz]

Yes soy burgers 1/2 price

[bert]

Maybe the plants in Memphis and Philadelphia were in fact racist creations opened to employ Blacks and create the unprofitable appearance of diversification.

[flamberge]

If they don’t lower operating costs, do you think their prices will go down?

I do not believe their prices will go down, whether they lower their operating costs or not.

As I mentioned before, the general behavior of corporate executives is to give themselves big raises or bonuses if operating profits improve. It is not to lower customer prices.

The beef industry is shrinking into a luxury niche market which will be dominated by two or three "competitors" on the meat packing side. All the more reason why price competition is unlikely at the retail end, and we will not see lower prices.

Sure, we will see "sales" at the supermarkets. Those are 20% off on a price that went up 50% in the previous two months. "This week only - buy now". I already see this at my supermarkets.

Beef - it's not what's for dinner anymore.

[for-q-clinton]

Actually it ends up being both. market forces and the consumer also have a vote in this...if they stop buying high price beef the CEO won’t make the profit he thought he was going to make so no bonus for him.