{
  "id": 1526600,
  "title": "Tyson to Shed Three Beef Plants as U.S. Cattle Herds Dwindle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tyson-to-shed-three-beef-plants-as-u-s-cattle-herds-dwindle",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:22:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Supply Chain Brain",
    "slug": "supply-chain-brain",
    "url": "https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44664-tyson-to-shed-three-beef-plants-as-us-cattle-herds-dwindle"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The USDA reported in February that there were an estimated 86.2 million heads of cattle in the U.S. to start the year, marking the lowest level the country has seen in 75 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Supply Chain Dive",
        "title": "Tyson to close more beef plants amid cattle shortage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tyson-to-close-more-beef-plants-amid-cattle-shortage",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}