Dive Summary:

• Tyson took the crown once again in Meat & Poultry Magazine's annual ranking of largest meat producers in the U.S.
• The competition is heating up however, as JBS USA has been growing at a phenomenal clip through acquisitions: almost 10x faster than Tyson.
• After last year's "lean finely textured beef" fiasco, many companies were also left off the list as their reputations continue to nosedive. 

From the article:

1. Tyson Foods, Inc.: $33.30 billion, 115,000 employees, 84 plants.

2. JBS USA: $31.30 billion, 61,659 employees, 47 plants.

3. Cargill Meat Solutions: $18 billion, 35,000 employees, 33 plants.

4. Smithfield Foods Inc.: $13.09 billion, 46, 050 employees, 40 plants

5. Sysco Corp.: $11.8 billion, employee and plant counts missing.

6. ConAgra Foods Inc.: $8.2 billion, employee and plant counts missing. (Based on sales, 6 and 7 are tied)

7. Hormel Foods Corp.: $8.2 billion, 19,700 employees, 42 plants

8. National Beef Packing Co. LLC: $6.80 billion, 9000 employees, 6 plants

9. Keystone Foods, LLC: $6.3 billion, 7,075 employees, 13 plants.

10. OSI Group: $5.9 billion, 19,400 employees, 46 plants.