Small meat processors say USDA measures don't address consol

Smaller plants that process fewer than a thousand animals a year can serve a region. But the largest meatpacking plants, the ones that process millions of animals a year and are owned by industry giants such as JBS and Tyson Foods, package the majority of meat that ends up in grocery store aisles across the country.

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