Packer and hide processing group Tyson is involved in a dispute with the US government over the price of beef and the level of control that major meat groups have of the market.

Tyson reacted immediately to comments from the US secretary of agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and the director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, at a White House press briefing on September 8 criticising Tyson and three other meat companies (JBS, Cargill and National Beef) for posting revenue growth in the face of unfair treatment of farmers and consumers.

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