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Segment Reporting
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting SEGMENT REPORTING
We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss). International/Other primarily includes our foreign operations in Australia, China, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC.
Beef
Beef includes our operations related to processing live fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes sales from specialty products such as hides and variety meats, as well as logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.
Pork
Pork includes our operations related to processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes our live swine group, related specialty product processing activities and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.
Chicken
Chicken includes our domestic operations related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products, as well as sales from specialty products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes logistics operations to move products through our domestic supply chain and the global operations of our chicken breeding stock subsidiary.
Prepared Foods
Prepared Foods includes our operations related to manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. This segment includes brands such as Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, as well as artisanal brands Aidells® and Gallo Salame®. Products primarily include ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components such as flame-grilled hamburgers and Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks and processed meats. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets.
We allocate expenses related to corporate activities to the segments, except for third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC, which are included in International/Other. Intersegment sales transactions, which were at market prices, are included in the segment sales in the table below.
Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions): 
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
March 30, 2024April 1, 2023March 30, 2024April 1, 2023
Sales:
Beef$4,954 $4,617 $9,977 $9,340 
Pork1,486 1,421 3,003 2,950 
Chicken4,065 4,430 8,098 8,693 
Prepared Foods2,404 2,422 4,947 4,960 
International/Other580 634 1,162 1,246 
Intersegment(417)(391)(796)(796)
Total Sales$13,072 $13,133 $26,391 $26,393 
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
March 30, 2024April 1, 2023March 30, 2024April 1, 2023
Operating Income (Loss):
Beef(a)
$(35)$— $(241)$166 
Pork(b)
(1)(33)38 (54)
Chicken(c)
158 (258)335 (189)
Prepared Foods230 241 473 499 
International/Other(d)
(40)1 (62)(4)
Total Operating Income (Loss)312 (49)543 418 
Total Other (Income) Expense109 81 179 114 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$203 $(130)$364 $304 
(a) Beef segment results for the six months ended March 30, 2024 included a $45 million legal contingency accrual and $41 million of costs related to plant closures recognized in Cost of Sales. Beef segment results for the six months ended April 1, 2023 included $42 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(b) Pork segment results for the three and six months ended March 30, 2024 included $34 million of costs related to plant closures, recognized in Cost of Sales. Pork segment results for the six months ended March 30, 2024 included a $28 million legal contingency accrual, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(c) Chicken segment results for the six months ended March 30, 2024 included $39 million of costs related to plant closures and $24 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales. Chicken segment results for the three and six months ended April 1, 2023 included $92 million of costs related to plant closures, recognized in Cost of Sales. Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 1, 2023 included $7 million of costs related to a fire at one of our production facilities, net of insurance proceeds, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(d) International/Other results for the three and six months ended March 30, 2024 included $54 million and $80 million, respectively, of costs, net of insurance proceeds, related to a fire at our production facility in the Netherlands and our current intention to discontinue the use of certain productive assets, recognized in Cost of Sales.
The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):
Three months ended March 30, 2024
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,367 $1,287 $662 $549 $4,865 $89 $4,954 
Pork427 121 375 264 1,187 299 1,486 
Chicken1,755 1,608 225 448 4,036 29 4,065 
Prepared Foods1,414 896 51 43 2,404 — 2,404 
International/Other— — 580 — 580 — 580 
Intersegment— — — — — (417)(417)
Total$5,963 $3,912 $1,893 $1,304 $13,072 $— $13,072 
Three months ended April 1, 2023
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,134 $1,191 $610 $560 $4,495 $122 $4,617 
Pork416 114 300 339 1,169 252 1,421 
Chicken1,964 1,660 248 541 4,413 17 4,430 
Prepared Foods1,433 898 51 40 2,422 — 2,422 
International/Other— — 634 — 634 — 634 
Intersegment— — — — — (391)(391)
Total$5,947 $3,863 $1,843 $1,480 $13,133 $— $13,133 
Six months ended March 30, 2024
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$4,764 $2,602 $1,294 $1,127 $9,787 $190 $9,977 
Pork910 238 728 569 2,445 558 3,003 
Chicken3,468 3,215 442 925 8,050 48 8,098 
Prepared Foods2,902 1,857 110 78 4,947 — 4,947 
International/Other— — 1,162 — 1,162 — 1,162 
Intersegment— — — — — (796)(796)
Total$12,044 $7,912 $3,736 $2,699 $26,391 $— $26,391 
Six months ended April 1, 2023
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$4,268 $2,320 $1,307 $1,207 $9,102 $238 $9,340 
Pork874 231 632 689 2,426 524 2,950 
Chicken3,845 3,266 494 1,054 8,659 34 8,693 
Prepared Foods2,938 1,836 107 79 4,960 — 4,960 
International/Other— — 1,246 — 1,246 — 1,246 
Intersegment— — — — — (796)(796)
Total$11,925 $7,653 $3,786 $3,029 $26,393 $— $26,393 
(a) Includes external sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers.
(b) Includes external sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.
(c) Includes external sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.
(d) Includes external sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories.