Tyson Foods to Shut 2 US Chicken Plants With Nearly 1,700 Workers

Tyson Foods to Shut 2 US Chicken Plants With Nearly 1,700 Workers
The logo of Tyson Foods is seen in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
|Updated:
0:00

CHICAGO—Tyson Foods Inc. will close two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 employees on May 12, the company said on Tuesday.

The closures show that the biggest U.S. meat company by sales is still trying to figure out how to improve its chicken segment that has struggled for years.