Major meatpackers have taken in more than half a billion in tax subsidies since 2006

By: Caspar Dowdy, Investigate Midwest

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 333

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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This article is republished with permission from Investigate Midwest.

State and local governments have paid more than half a billion dollars in tax breaks to meat processing companies over nearly 20 years to attract new processing plants, as industry-wide transformation and consolidation have led to plant closures and major restructuring.

Just eight companies make up the majority of production in U.S. beef, pork and poultry.

Over the past …

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