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Chicken prices are down. That’s good news for chicken eaters, but bad news for Tyson Foods.
Rantoul Foods operates a pork processing plant in Rantoul, Illinois, and is one of the largest meat processing plants in central Illinois. [96] The plant's first case of COVID-19 was reported on April 25, 2020. Two days later, health inspectors visited the plant and found that it was not following appropriate infection control measures. [96]
Tyson Foods CEO is doubling down on efficiency as the company faces an ongoing challenging macro environment.The meat-processing giant announced on Monday plans to close four more facilities ...
The world's biggest pork processor, Smithfield Foods, said on Sunday (April 12) it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely after dozens of employees tested positive for the coronavirus. It is one of ...
The plant reopened after a 9-day closure. [30] By April 15, 102 workers had tested positive for the coronavirus, and four had died. [31] Outbreaks of COVID-19 have also been found in six other JBS beef processing plants, in Souderton, Pennsylvania; Plainwell, Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Cactus, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; and Hyrum, Utah.
Within the meat production industry, "meatpacking" is defined as "all manufacturing of meat products including the processing of animals." [1] This includes production of beef, pork, poultry, and fish. [1] The scope of the American meat production industry is large; it slaughters and processes over 10 billion animals per year. [4]
Data released Friday showed the economy added 150,000 jobs in October, down from 297,000 in September. Unemployment, while still at historic lows, ticked up to 3.9%. Last week President Joe Biden ...
Many meat processing plants have been temporarily shut down around the U.S., which means beef, chicken and pork could soon be as scarce as toilet paper. Groceries could see meat shortages by end ...