Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. climbed toward a 15-month high in premarket trading Monday, after the meats company reported a fiscal second-quarter profit that rose well above expectations — the first bottom-line growth in two years — as strength in beef and pork sales offset weakness in chicken.

Tyson Foods surpassed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Monday, as it begins to reap the benefits of shutting some U.S. chicken processing plants to reduce costs. Shares of the Springdale,

Demand for chicken and Tyson Foods’ (NYSE:TSN) ability to deliver in a cost-effective manner sent the company’s profits higher despite a slight drop in FQ2 revenue, sending shares of the meat processor were higher into Monday’s open as investors celebrated better-than-expected earnings.