Tyson Foods CEO: US cattle herd rebuilding underway or imminent Supplies have dwindled to a 74-year low16 May 2025 16 May 2025 1 minute read 1 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaUS cattle producers have started rebuilding the nation's herd or are close to doing so, Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, after supplies dwindled to a 74-year low, reported Reuters. Tight cattle inventories have driven up beef prices for US consumers and forced meatpackers, including Tyson and rivals like Cargill and JBS, to pay more for livestock to slaughter. Ongoing dryness over the past year had discouraged producers from starting the rebuilding process, which can take roughly two years. "Everybody is hesitant, including me, to call that we are now in rebuild," King said on a webcast of BMO's Farm to Market Conference. Tyson reported an adjusted operating loss of $181 million in its beef business in the six months that ended on March 29.