# Tyson CEO gives sneak peak of testimony before House Ag Committee  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King released testimony for the House Agriculture Committee hearing on cattle markets. He argues that labor shortages from COVID-19 constrained beef processing, causing a cattle oversupply and beef price increases.

- Date: 2022-04-26 · published 2022-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41984-tyson-ceo-gives-sneak-peak-of-testimony-before-house-ag-committee-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packer testimony on labor-constrained slaughter capacity highlights the structural gap between cattle supply and beef demand, which supports the cattle price debate but adds no immediate price shock.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-09 | [How the EU will limit the sale of commodities that cause deforestation \| Garrigues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29294-how-the-eu-will-limit-the-sale-of-commodities-that-cause-deforestation-garrigues.md) | -1.3% | -1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-02 | [Stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world's forests \| European Committee of the Regions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52140-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world-s-forests-european.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-28 | [Cattle markets take center stage in ag committees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41983-cattle-markets-take-center-stage-in-ag-committees.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-09 | [USDA Announces $500 Million for Expanded Meat & Poultry Processing Capacity as Part of Efforts to Increase Competition, Level the Playing Field for Family Farmers and Ranchers, and Build a Better Food System \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46061-usda-announces-500-million-for-expanded-meat-and-poultry-processing-capacity-as.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-25 | [Cattle prices investigated - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48256-cattle-prices-investigated-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/26534-tyson-ceo-gives-sneak-peak-of-testimony-before-house-ag-committee

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