Citing overcapacity in beef slaughtering facilities, American beef processor, Tyson Foods Inc., has announced that it is to cease slaughter operations at its Emporia plant in Kansas over the next few weeks with the intention of focusing on specialty processing, although the facility will still be used as a cold storage and distribution warehouse. The move will result in the loss of approximately 1,500 of the current 2,400 posts held at the plant.

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