Tyson Foods spent $625,865 lobbying government in 4th quarter on taxes, energy issues

Tyson Foods spent $625,865 lobbying gov’t in 4Q

WASHINGTON — Tyson Foods Inc. spent $625,865 in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on diesel tax credits, energy and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.

That’s less than the $753,676 it spent in the year-ago period and the $642,786 it spent in the third quarter of 2009.

The Springdale, Ark.-based meat producer also lobbied on ethanol, immigration, access to foreign markets including China and Japan, and other issues in the October-through-December period.

Besides Congress, the company lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency, White House, Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Trade Representative and other agencies, according to the report filed Feb. 1 with the House clerk’s office.