Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds
A group representing pork producers urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing of pigs into bacon and ham despite a union’s claim that the increased volume endangers workers......»»
U.S. Meat Shortage Leaves Some Wendy’s Without Hamburgers
North America’s meat-supply chain has fallen apart as outbreaks shutter slaughterhouses With .....»»
Get Ready For Slaughterhouse Robots To Ease America"s Meat Processing CrisisÂ
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One Illinois hog slaughterhouse to reopen this weekend, but St. Charles meat plant remains closed after worker’s COVID-19 death
Smithfield Foods plans to reopen its large hog slaughterhouse in Monmouth, Illinois, on Saturday after a weeklong closure due to worker COVID-19 illnesses. The faci.....»»
Smithfield set to reopen Monmouth slaughterhouse this weekend. St. Charles plant remains closed after death of worker from COVID-19.
Smithfield Foods plans to reopen its large hog slaughterhouse in Monmouth Saturday after a weeklong closure due to worker COVID-19 illne.....»»
The Tell: Keeping slaughterhouses open to protect U.S. meat supply may boost these food-packaging companies
The Trump administration is looking to keep U.S. meat-processing plants open during coronavirus to stem havoc on farms and shortages at grocery stores, but these food-packaging companies also could benefit......»»
Higher prices, fewer options for meat lovers as coronavirus closes more Illinois meatpacking plants
Where’s the beef? Still on the farm. A bottleneck at slaughterhouses where workers fell ill with COVID-19 is sending ripples across the supply chain and could lead to higher pric.....»»
Tyson says "millions of pounds of meat will disappear" as more than 1,180 workers catch COVID-19, slaughterhouses shutter, and workers kill and discard unsold chickens
Associated Press Tyson chairman John Tyson said "millions of pounds of meat will disappear" as meat processing plants are forced to close. Tyson said cl.....»»
Three Illinois meat plants closed in the past week as COVID-19 cases mount. It could mean higher meat prices, fewer choices at supermarkets and for farmers, ‘some tough choices.’
Where’s the beef? Still on the farm. A bottleneck at slaughterhouses where workers fell ill with COVID-19 is sending ripples across the supply chain and could lead to higher pric.....»»
Higher meat prices, fewer choices at supermarkets as slaughterhouses close over COVID-19 cases. For farmers, ‘some tough choices’ ahead.
Where’s the beef? Still on the farm. A bottleneck at slaughterhouses where workers fell ill with COVID-19 is sending ripples across the supply chain and could lead to higher pric.....»»
A lawsuit alleges slaughterhouse employees weren"t given time to wash hands or wipe their noses, as more than 1,800 workers at meat plants across America catch COVID-19
Stephen Groves/AP More than 1,800 workers at meat industry giants, including Tyson, Smithfield Foods, and JBS have been sickened .....»»
The food chain"s weakest link: Slaughterhouses
The modern American slaughterhouse is a very different place from the one that Upton Sinclair depicted in his early-20th-century novel, “The Jungle.†.....»»
Another US pork plant shuts down after outbreak among workers
JBS SA, the world’s top meat company, will shutter its pork processing facility in Minnesota following an outbreak of coronavirus, adding to concerns that slaughterhouse logjams will tighten meat supplies for consumers......»»
5 Tyson employees have died of COVID-19, as hundreds of slaughterhouse workers fall ill. Tyson still does not offer paid sick leave.
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel At least five Tyson workers from meat processing plants in Georgia and Iowa have died of COVID-19, as h.....»»
Smithfield Foods shuts pork plants as virus hits meat sector
The latest shutdowns show the domino effect that can occur when the closure of a major slaughterhouse removes raw materials that are turned into food for consumers......»»
Smithfield Foods shuts pork plants as virus hits meat sector
The latest shutdowns show the domino effect that can occur when the closure of a major slaughterhouse removes raw materials that are turned into food for consumers......»»
Smithfield Foods shuts U.S. bacon, ham plants as coronavirus hits meat sector
Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it would shutter two U.S. plants that process bacon and ham, after closing a separate hog slaughterhouse because of an outbreak of the coronavirus among employees......»»
Farmers say they may have to kill and discard baby pigs as slaughterhouses close and the industry faces losing $5 billion
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As coronavirus fuels meat demand, processors raise pay for North American farmers, workers
North American meat processors said on Monday they would pay extra money to farmers and slaughterhouse workers as the companies scramble to meet surging demand from consumers unnerved by the spread of the new coronavirus......»»
Joaquin Phoenix saved a baby calf from a slaughterhouse the day after winning his Oscar
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Joaquin Phoenix saved a baby calf and.....»»