The Labor Day holiday led to a smaller weekly cattle harvest of 577,000 head. The supply chain held its collective breath when news of a fire at the JBS Grand Island facility broke on Monday. The plant harvests about 6,000 head per day. Harvest operations resumed on Tuesday. Tyson also experienced a brief shut down due to computer issues. Last week’s weekly harvest estimate was 577,000 head. Farm assistant, Aaron Zimmerman catches up with Livestock and Meat Specialist with Wisconsin DATCP, Jeff Swenson for an update.

The Labor Day holiday led to a smaller weekly cattle harvest of 577,000 head. The supply chain held its collective breath when news of a fire at the JBS Grand Island facility broke on Monday. The plant harvests about 6,000 head per day. Harvest operations resumed on Tuesday. Tyson also experienced a brief shut down due to computer issues. Last week&rsquo;s weekly harvest estimate was 577,000 head. Farm assistant, Aaron Zimmerman catches up with Livestock and Meat Specialist with Wisconsin DATCP, Jeff Swenson for an update.

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