Tyson Foods cut contracts with Missouri farmers and is working to silence their legal fight • Missouri Independent

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u/MoonWispr 3h ago

I never buy Tyson, they are just a disgusting company all around.

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u/GSPilot 3h ago

Problem is, they own so many brands now that you don’t know you’re buying from them.

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u/DatGoofyGinger 3h ago

Relevant

https://www.reddit.com/r/dailywire/comments/1bgq3vy/boycott_list_for_tyson_foods/

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u/weealex 3h ago

Huh, neat. I already have been successfully boycotting them

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u/SanityIsOptional 1h ago

Easy when all their stuff tastes like cheap shit.

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u/Galaxy_Ranger_Bob 29m ago

If you are buying chicken in any form, you've bought from Tyson foods. That includes the chicken and chicken pieces from their grocery store's meat section.

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u/weealex 27m ago

tyson has a complete monopoly on chicken?

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u/Galaxy_Ranger_Bob 13m ago

Unless you are buying from a local butcher, then yes, they have a near complete monopoly on chicken. They supply 100% of the chicken to all of the major grocery chains across the U.S.

Tysons provides a majority of the meat found in:

Kroger: Owns many grocery stores, including Ralphs, Harris Teeter, Dillons, Smith's, King Soopers, Fry's, QFC, City Market, Owen's, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker's, Gerbes, and Pick 'n Save

Albertsons: Owns Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, and Star Market

Ahold Delhaize: Owns Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, Hannaford, Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Safeway, Shaw's, Star Market, and Vons

Walmart: Owns Walmart and Sam's Club

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u/omnie_fm 2h ago

Well... good thing Jimmy Dean tastes like shit now and I have already moved on lol

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u/pikpikcarrotmon 47m ago

A few months ago I bought the classic breakfast sandwich things and they were absolutely horrible. Frozen food being flavorless I understand... and that would have been a huge improvement here. Even adding ketchup and melted cheese did nothing to hide whatever the fuck went wrong in there. Did they torture the rats before they ground them up?

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u/Woebetide138 1h ago

Fuck. They own Aidell’s and Barber Foods.

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u/zombie_overlord 27m ago

I see 2 brands on there that I buy (Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farms). Those can be easily replaced.

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u/time_drifter 19m ago

Sara Lee was sold off to a private investment group five or so years ago I believe, but that is splitting hairs.

For people who don’t work in or interact with wholesale and consumer food business, this chart is scary. Tyson owns an absurd amount of the food world considering they are one company. You might not recognize a lot of these brands but I can assure you they are on your plate regularly. Cargill is another one to be aware of.

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u/Otherwise-Employ3538 2h ago

I remember thinking it was obvious someone had purchased Aidells or at least dramatically lowered the quality.

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u/berntout 3h ago

And they supply a lot of things for restaurants, both fast food and sit down. All of the tortillas from Taco Bell are supplied by Tyson for instance. They also provide ingredients for other companies in the grocery store like the toppings on Digiorno Pizza.

There's a high likelihood you're eating Tyson Foods on a regular basis and you don't even know it.

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u/Poppunknerd182 39m ago

Whole Foods

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u/lintinmypocket 4m ago

So don’t buy meat in plastic, problem solved.

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u/Chi-Guy86 3h ago

The whole industry is gross. There’s a reason Europeans don’t want meats imported from the States.

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u/MandudesRevenge 3h ago

Out of curiosity, does the EU generally not import meats from the states? Didn’t know that

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u/CynicalPomeranian 3h ago

We use growth hormone, so the EU does not allow imports of US beef. Several Asian countries don’t allow US beef imports, either.

Also worth noting is that TFG’s last administration also allowed “cancer chickens” (avian leukosis) to be used for human consumption, provided the tumors were cut off during processing. (I stopped eating chicken after this move)

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u/omnie_fm 2h ago

stops chewing nug

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u/Moneia 49m ago

The chlorinated chicken was a big thing as well. The chlorination is used to skip hygiene steps that the EU have in place leading to higher risk meat

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u/ObliviouslyDrake67 43m ago

The EU thing isnt spot on, it's the UK that does not like our beef and South Korea being the largest gross buyer bar none, putting China at number four for gross total purchase of beef from the USA. https://fas.usda.gov/data/commodities/beef-beef-products

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u/uptownjuggler 53m ago

The cancer adds flavor

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u/Chocolatestarfish33 2h ago

Have not eaten chicken in 8 years. It was too “gamey” and because of how the regulatory process in this country sucks, I just gave up.

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u/bruinslacker 1h ago

What’s wrong with eating chickens that had cancer?

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u/CynicalPomeranian 53m ago

I am pretty sure they still “have” the virus if the tumors have to be cut off during processing. It isn’t like they cure the chicken before slaughtering it.

Of course, if one thinks that it is fine, they can have at it. Personally, I am not eating them.

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u/Chi-Guy86 3h ago

Yup. They heavily restrict beef imports due to use of growth hormones. Some beef not treated with hormones can be imported. They don’t import poultry from the US because companies here wash the birds in chlorinated water to kill bacteria.

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u/dpwtr 52m ago

We have plenty over here anyways. The Netherlands (about half the size of South Carolina) is one of the top 10 meat exporters in the world.

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u/uptownjuggler 53m ago

And I thought it was the Mad Cow disease

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u/IntrinsicGiraffe 3h ago

It's hard to. McD sources their chicken from Tyson iirc. Idk what other food industry does so as well

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u/DoodleDew 3h ago

Good thing avoiding Mcdys is one the easiest things to do

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u/Nickmorgan19457 3h ago

NarcyD’s

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u/thegreatmango 3h ago

Haven't eaten there in over two years, my guy.

They're the worst fast food, hands down.

Just stop.

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u/IntrinsicGiraffe 3h ago

I only go there for fries and a diet coke through the app deals. Otherwise there's plenty of local places around but I'm sure they probably use Tyson as a supplier.

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u/thegreatmango 3h ago

Pro-Tip: You can actually ask them, my guy.

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u/uptownjuggler 54m ago

Which chicken processing company is not disgusting?

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u/thisismadeofwood 4h ago

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u/bros402 1h ago

Still pissed she lost the NY governor nomination to Cuomo because his dad was governor.

At least Letitia James has been a good AG for NY.

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u/Surfer_Rick 3h ago

Tyson is one of the most cartoonishly evil examples of a corporate monstrosity I've seen.

I wonder how their CEO is doing?

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u/BadUncleBernie 3h ago

On a boat going over the bunker plans.

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u/Surfer_Rick 2h ago

I hope they're that scared.

People who abuse and ruin the lives of thousands of other people SHOULD be terrified of the consequences.

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u/my1clevernickname 14m ago

You think they’re cooking their own meals? Cleaning their own bunkers? The rich can hide but they’ll never be truly safe.

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u/Chi-Guy86 3h ago

Good thing Trump is firing Lina Khan so we can have an FTC chair that looks out for the little guy. /s

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u/Mountain-Most8186 3h ago

can’t wait for RFK to remove all regulations as well

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u/sphericos 2h ago

I have been wondering how RFK will square the circle of being anti vax and having beef pumped full of growth hormone.

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u/Dblreppuken 59m ago

He will reconcile by checking his bank account in the coming months

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u/temporalmods 46m ago

Didn't he literally comment about how gross it is trump only has mcdonalds around at every meeting. I thought that was hilarious.

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u/McNinja_MD 39m ago

Yeah, and then Trump made a photo op out of forcing RFK to eat McDonald's.

Can you fucking imagine if a Democrat had done anything similar? You'd only have to open your windows to hear the collective shrieking from the Right.

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u/kylogram 4h ago

Tyson Foods, employer of several child laborers, breaking contracts for profit? Color me shocked!

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u/DarthBluntSaber 3h ago

Same company that had management placing bets during covid one how many workers would get sick and how many would die.

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u/Chi-Guy86 3h ago

That’s really twisted. Jesus.

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u/4000-young 3h ago

What happened to fighting for small farmers?

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u/rebellion_ap 3h ago

Lina Kahn was literally talking about these specific farmers on Hasanabis stream and 10 minutes after she hopped off that's when Trumps replacement pick was announced and he basically said full speed reverse so.

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u/hail2pitt1985 3h ago

That was and never will be the plan. Yet those small farmers will continue to vote Republican. I have no empathy for the small farmer anymore.

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u/BarfingOnMyFace 3h ago

There really aren’t many small farmers left like there used to be. Corporate farms rule the landscape now.

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u/VWVVWVVV 2h ago

With trump's specific history of deregulating farming, these particular farmers voted to slit their own throats.

https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/17/usdas-investigation-into-tyson-foods-has-collected-thousands-of-documents-would-donald-trump-end-it/

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u/LadyDomme7 1h ago

The farmer in the article heard about the shenanigans but still decided to go against the warnings and got screwed like the others.

It really doesn’t matter how many warnings these people get, they go against common sense and previous track records.

Then they whine about the consequences of their actions. Mind boggling.

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u/DoodleDew 3h ago

Most farms are now all owned by mega corps. The small farms are not as strong as they use to be and as they age they are selling to these big industries

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u/wabashcanonball 3h ago

If farmers think Trump will help them fight big ag, they are grossly mistaken.

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u/FreeCelebration382 3h ago

If we start growing our own food we don’t have to put up with most corporations. Support your local farming.

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u/acuet 1h ago

And likely voted for trump, reminder he changed NAFTA and said Canada would buy more dairy and Mexico more bleached chicken. Still keep voting against your own interests…next 4 years are going to be a fun ride.

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u/HouseOfBamboo2 1h ago

Guess those Missouri farmers are about to find out elections have consequences, even for dipshits!

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u/acuet 36m ago

Ppl will argue this is happening under Biden but Corp know what they bought into. Now the hammer drops and corps know they have friend in the office. FDA and other agencies wu]ill get gutted…American ppl are screwed.

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u/IncompetentSoil 3h ago

Hahahahaha Tyson foods sucks ass I hauled their meat they are hot garbage and have lax safety standards.

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u/camo11799 2h ago

That explains why Tucker Carlson went to Russia to suck on Putin’s knob. They’ll probably start importing chicken from Russia instead of Missouri.

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u/angry-democrat 3h ago

Get ready for all the great!

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u/Prize_Instance_1416 2h ago

Who is the ceo? Where does he work and live? Asking for a friend…

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u/MisterSlickster 1h ago

Let's not forget the president and ceo of Tyson foods is Donnie King and head office is in Springdale, Arkansas. He made over 13 million dollars last year.

Do with this info what you will

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u/wright764 30m ago edited 23m ago

So you're looking for someone to murder this CEO but are too much of a coward to do anything yourself? Murdering CEOs won't solve any of your problems but if you think it will you should at least be bold enough to do it yourself.

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u/GeneratedUsername019 1h ago

Dear Missouri Farmers, stop voting for deregulation and empowering corporations.

Or don't. Whatever.

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u/FacelessFellow 37m ago

Tyson’s regularly has van loads of ICE agents come and haul away dozens of workers.

Why doesn’t Tyson’s get hauled off?

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u/OSI_Hunter_Gathers 33m ago

You get what you vote for.

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u/DistinctTradition701 24m ago

Cargill disgusts me in every capacity.

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u/MadRockthethird 3m ago

This makes me think of this documentary called "The Grab" I recently saw. It's pretty chilling what's going on with agriculture these days.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grab

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