Tyson disputes claim by USDA’s Rollins, says shuttered beef plants can go to any buyer
By Karl Plume and Tom Polansek BOONE, Iowa, Sept 1 (Reuters) – U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods has disputed a claim by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that it would sell its recently shuttered beef plants only to American-owned companies or producers, including cooperatives. Rollins, who was speaking on Tuesday at the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, was addressing high beef prices, industry consolidation and foreign ownership […]