By Jessica Porter | Denver7
The plant which processes up to 6,000 heads of cattle per day will impact the beef supply chain.
GREELEY, Colo. — The impact of the JBS meatpacking plant strike on consumer beef prices is imperceptible in the short term, but the long-term impact is more complicated.
About 3,800 workers at JBS Beef in Greeley walked off the job Monday as the union claimed the company retaliated against workers and committed unfair labor practices.
The beef production facility processes between 5,000 and 6,000 head of cattle per day.
“In the short term, the impact of the consumer level is probably pretty small, negligible, maybe not even present whatsoever, but if this continues, supply and demand will play out, and it’s almost unavoidable that we wouldn’t see some consumer level price change,” said CSU Professor of Animal Sciences Jennifer Martin.
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