How Investors Are Reacting To Tyson Foods (TSN) Beef Plant Closures Amid Historic Cattle Shortages

In early August 2026, Tyson Foods announced it would close its Joslin, Illinois, and Eagle Mountain, Utah beef facilities, pursue the sale of its Pasco, Washington plant, and concentrate beef processing around three central U.S. sites to keep overall cattle harvesting capacity similar while addressing historically tight cattle supplies. The restructuring sharply reduces Tyson’s beef footprint, effectively exiting roughly a third of its prior processing capacity in response to herd levels at...