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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]
Shares bounced back slightly and were off by about 3.8% as of the market close. The stock has a long road ahead, though — shares are down nearly 40% compared to a year ago. Tyson CEO ...
On Monday, the food processing company announced that it would close its Emporia, Kansas facility in February 2025. Over 800 employees of the plant were notified about the closure in a letter.
Tyson confirmed that David Handy, a pallet jack operator at the Noel plant who spoke with NBC News in August about the closure, was among the 16% of the facility’s workforce who took internal ...
Its plants slaughter approximately 155,000 cattle, 461,000 pigs, and 45,000,000 chickens every week. [14] Their largest meat packing facility is their beef production plant in Dakota City, Nebraska. Other plants include feed mills, hatcheries, farms and tanneries. [citation needed]
On April 18, 2020, local health officials shut down a Hormel Foods plant in Rochelle, Illinois, that employed 800 people after at least 24 workers tested positive for coronavirus. [61] On April 21, Hormel announced the closure of three meat processing plants, including its Alma Foods plant in Alma, Kansas.
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 ...
On October 4, 2024, Clemens Food Group announced that after 123 years in the Lancaster area, the Kunzler plant on 652 Manor Street will be closing on December 7, 2024. 193 employees will lose their jobs. The decision will also make John F. Martin & Sons the last independent meat packing company remaining in the area. [2]