Lexington closure signifies a structural shift in the beef packing industry, not a temporary disruption like earlier plant ...

Tyson Foods is preparing to close one of its biggest beef processing facilities, a move that ripples far beyond a single plant. The decision reshapes how the company handles cattle, affects thousands ...

Tyson Foods announced on November 21, 2025, that it will permanently close its Lexington, Nebraska beef processing plant and reduce its Amarillo, Texas facility to a single shift by January 20, 2026.

Beef prices at the supermarket won't change much as a result of Tyson Foods Inc.'s plan to close a big beef processing plant in Nebraska, and reduce shifts at another processor in Texas, a University ...

The announcement that Tyson would shutter a massive beef processing plant in Nebraska was the first such closure in more than a decade. Beef processors are running at lower capacity, as the U.S.