** Beyond Meat BYND.O down 3% premarket vs a 6% drop in extended trading on Weds after Q4 report
** Plant-based meat producer posts bigger-than-expected Q4 loss and FY revenue forecast falls short of analysts' estimates
** Co to suspend China operations, cut jobs in N. America and Europe amid persistent demand weakness
** BYND has highest short interest (at 55% of float) and days to cover (13.6) in US food group in Jefferies coverage
** BYND also saw largest 3-month increases in short interest, per Jefferies
** Stock is already down 5.3% YTD after a ~58% slide in 2024
(Reporting by Aamir Sohail in Bengaluru)
((Aamir.Sohail@thomsonreuters.com;))
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