# Tyson plant fire affects workers and production | 2019-08-12 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> A fire broke out in the box shop of a Tyson Foods beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas, on Friday night, with no injuries reported. The company is shifting processing to other Kansas plants during rebuilding, and cattle markets fell Monday and Tuesday on processing capacity concerns. The Kansas Livestock Association estimated the plant processes about 6,000 head per day.

- Date: 2019-08-14 · published 2019-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7611-tyson-plant-fire-affects-workers-and-production-2019-08-12-agri-pulse-agri
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting cattle to other plants strains regional packing capacity and raises logistics costs for fed cattle. Lower processing capacity adds downside pressure on live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-15 | 5 | -4.4% | -3.7 | Markets fell Monday and Tuesday on processing capacity concerns as Tyson shifted processing to other plants, so lost demand for fed cattle drove prices lower. |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-12 | 1 | -2.0% | -3.2 | It confirms the Friday night fire, the shift of processing to other plants, and the Monday market decline on capacity concerns, though it was published after the move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-22 | [Reduced production affects cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53775-reduced-production-affects-cattle-markets.md) | -6.1% | +8.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Markets see major movement after Tyson plant fire - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57734-markets-see-major-movement-after-tyson-plant-fire-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.6% | -4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-15 | [‘Significant’ market impacts expected after Tyson fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7607-significant-market-impacts-expected-after-tyson-fire.md) | -1.4% | -5.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [Beef Market Update: Tyson plant fires still playing a role in cash market - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10906-beef-market-update-tyson-plant-fires-still-playing-a-role-in-cash-market.md) | -4.4% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-14 | [The smoldering impact of Tyson Holcomb fire \| 2019-10-14  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56529-the-smoldering-impact-of-tyson-holcomb-fire-2019-10-14-meat-poultry.md) | +1.3% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/12505-tyson-plant-fire-affects-workers-and-production

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