Laid-off: Former Tyson Foods chicken farmers face high costs switching to eggs

CHICAGO - Some U.S. farmers who once raised chickens for Tyson Foods to slaughter are shifting to sell eggs instead after the meatpacker closed six plants, a move that left local suppliers with limited options for work.

"It's a very expensive investment from the grower," said John Bapties, who is president of the Central Virginia Poultry Cooperative and raised chickens for Tyson for 20 years before the Glen Allen plant closed. Roger Reynolds, another Virginia farmer who supplied broiler chickens to Tyson, said he is considering producing eggs for Braswell Family Farms. His daughter found work there after Tyson's plant closure eliminated her job.

Former broiler growers offer egg companies an opportunity to expand production because the farmers are already familiar with poultry. "While I welcome Cal-Maine's investment in Dexter, it does not right the wrongs of Tyson or guarantee new jobs for the more than 2,000 Missourians now out of one," U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said in a statement to Reuters.

"Due to the closure of the plants and termination of contracts, the switch is in a way a move of necessity," he said.Sydney Sweeney's tropical bikini is giving major out-of-office vibesCheck out IBKR Desktop - Our next-gen trading platform combines streamlined design and powerful tools to help you succeed. Your capital is at risk.

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