Covid-19 has shut down parts of the hyper-consolidated US meat industry

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A Tyson-owned meat processing plant that churns out 2% of the US pork supply ground to a halt this week as workers became infected with Covid-19.

And that wasn’t the only meatpacking plant impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus. JBS USA on March 31 said it hit pause on much of its work at a beef facility in Souderton, Pennsylvania and wouldn’t have it back online until mid-April. National Beef Packing on April 2 temporarily stopped slaughtering cattle at one of its plants in Tama, Iowa after a worker tested positive for the virus.

Plant closures are emblematic of a larger issue across the US food system, as farms and companies work to weather the storm of Covid-19. The health and safety of workers is paramount if food chains are to continue running smoothly—and workers’ perceived…

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2 thoughts on “Covid-19 has shut down parts of the hyper-consolidated US meat industry

  1. Now they are saying cats can spread the virus, don’t you think that more and more people are going to their dump cats????? I don’t believe this at all! This is going to bring Hell on the feral cats as well. So much for trap neuter and return. How much do you want to bet hunting feral cats will be the next.

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