🚨”TYSON CLOSED NEBRASKA. NOW JBS IS SHUTTING CALIFORNIA.
JBS just announced it’s closing its Riverside, CA beef facility on Feb 2—374 jobs gone.
They blame “optimization.”
But the truth? The Big 4 are tightening their grip as cattle supplies fall and prices hit record highs.”
-B Initiative
#Oligarchs #Antitrust #Monopoly #Umemployment #Jobs #Immigrants #Deportations #Protest #USPol
https://stacker.news/items/1335133

JBS to close California beef plant \ stacker news ~news
JBS will shut its Swift Beef Company facility in Riverside, California, on February 2, eliminating 374 jobs, according to a notice from the state's Employment Development Department. Beef prices set record highs this year after ranchers slashed the U.S. cattle herd to its lowest level in decades due to a persistent drought that dried up pasture lands. A halt on U.S. imports of Mexican cattle tightened supplies further, as Washington seeks to keep out a flesh-eating parasite. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is working to bring down beef prices for consumers and accused meatpacking companies of driving up prices through manipulation. [2 comments]




