Gurr Lake FARM

08/30/2026

Did some dill pickles. Now watching Jeoparty Masters.

08/15/2026

True.

Fact checked True...😂

08/14/2026

Market in the Park, Devils Lake. 8am till noon.

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

TYSON NOW EXPECTS A $500M–$650M ADJUSTED LOSS IN ITS BEEF BUSINESS

Tyson Foods says its Beef segment is still under significant financial pressure.

In its August 3 third-quarter earnings update, Tyson said it now expects an adjusted operating loss of $500 million to $650 million in its Beef segment for fiscal 2026.

Tyson also cited USDA’s projection that domestic beef production will decline about 3% in fiscal 2026 compared with fiscal 2025.

For the third quarter itself, Tyson reported a $138 million adjusted operating loss in Beef, compared with a $116 million adjusted operating loss in the same quarter a year earlier.

WHY RANCHERS SHOULD CARE

When a major beef processor reports losses in its beef segment, it gives producers another window into conditions on the processing side of the cattle market.

That does not mean cattle prices have to fall, and it does not mean every packer is experiencing the same margin picture.

But processor profitability is one part of the broader cattle-market environment producers should watch.

Do you think tight cattle supplies will keep packer margins under pressure through the rest of 2026?

SOURCE BASIS:
Tyson Foods, August 3, 2026, third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings release.
Tyson’s fiscal 2026 Beef outlook: adjusted operating loss of $500 million to $650 million.
Tyson cites USDA’s projection that domestic beef production will decrease about 3% in fiscal 2026 versus fiscal 2025.

08/08/2026