Top 5 Largest Agricultural Companies by Revenue in the US

2. Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN)

Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 42,405

Tyson Foods is one of the largest FMCG companies in the world, and operates primarily in the food industry. It is the second largest processor as well as marketer of beef, pork and chicken in the world after JBS, which is a Brazilian company. It is the biggest meat exporter in the United States as well, and employs over 140,000 people and you will most likely be some its biggest brands which include Ball Park, Wright Brand, Jimmy Dean, State Fair and Hillshire Farm.

The company attracted significant negative attention for controversial practices over the years, but perhaps the biggest came during the current year amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, when it failed to adopt best practices and SOPs to avoid the spread of Covid-19 within its factories, with resulted in multiple outbreaks and multiple plants belong to the company having to close down for a period of time. In August 2020, it was reported that over 10,000 employees had been affected by Covid-19 a percentage significantly higher than the national average.

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