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JBS Shuts US Beef Plants as Cattle Herd Hits a 74-Year Low
JBS is shutting two US beef plants, reducing about 8 percent of its American beef capacity, as the US cattle herd reaches a 74-year low of 86 million head. The closures in Pennsylvania and Tennessee affect approximately 1,700 workers.
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