The company is also laying off nearly 1,700 workers.
The closures are part of a larger effort to improve operations and optimize capacity at each plant, Tyson said in a statement.
The two plants — located in Van Buren, Arkansas and Glen Allen, Virginia — were notified Monday, the Journal reports.The company has about"The current scale and inability to economically improve operations has led to the difficult decision to close the facilities," Tyson said.
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