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JBS Workers Walk Out And Suddenly 5% Of America’s Beef Supply Is At Risk!

When workers at a beef processing facility in Greeley, Colorado walked out on strike, the labor dispute quickly became something larger than a typical contract negotiation. The plant is one of the most important nodes in the U.S. food system, capable of slaughtering roughly 6,000 cattle per day and accounting for about 5% of the nation’s total beef-processing capacity. That scale means a disruption at a single facility can ripple across supply chains that stretch from ranches and feedlots to supermarkets and restaurants. The strike involves roughly 3,800 unionized workers and is among the largest labor actions at a U.S. meatpacking facility in decades. At the same time, the beef industry is facing a complicated market backdrop: cattle supplies are tight, livestock prices are historically high, and processors are navigating pressure on margins.