FILE PHOTO: A truck arrives at Smithfield Foods' pork plant in Smithfield
Reuters: Smithfield shutting U.S. pork plant indefinitely, warns of meat shortages during pandemic
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest pork processor, said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving "perilously close to the edge" in supplies for grocers.
Slaughterhouse shutdowns are disrupting the U.S. food supply chain, crimping availability of meat at retail stores and leaving farmers without outlets for their livestock.
Smithfield extended the closure of its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant after initially saying it would idle temporarily for cleaning. The facility is one of the nation's largest pork processing facilities, representing 4% to 5% of U.S. pork production, according to the company.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: These disruptions will continue for the foreseeable future .... Coronavirus outbreaks plague meatpacking plants (Axios). Translation. Expect higher prices. But the biggest impact will not be on the U.S., Canada, or the First World. The real impact will be felt in the developing world.
More News On Concerns That The U.S. Food Supply Chain Will Continue To Be Disrupted During The Pandemic
One of America's largest meat producers has ominous warning about the grocery store supply -- The Blaze
One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice -- CNN
Top pork producer shutting SD plant indefinitely amid pandemic -- The Hill
Smithfield Foods plant closure sparks fear of food supply disruption -- The Washington Times
One of America's largest pork processing plants closes due to coronavirus -- Axios
3 comments:
Huh? American's are hyper-obese and need massive amounts of nitrate fueled pork and beef products.
I'm a huge fatso and this will not stand.
Let's bomb Iran!
You're not one for maps or trends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_of_Energy_consumption_2001-2003.svg
Or fun facts. How about this one. Closing a school can be life threatening,. If schools consolidate and kids have to travel farther on foot to get to their new school ... Well, they might have to cross a gang line.
Sad, sad fact about Democrat fiefdoms.
A mayor closed some schools to keep a school district from going severely in the red and the problem was they were afraid of kids of all ages of being shot, when they crossed the street. This is life in Democrat occupied America.
Now, if it is dangerous to walk to school did you think people walk after work for exercise?
2,000 employees
21,0000 hogs per day
2 shifts
That does not make sense. You would think it would be able to produce 24K to 28K.
https://seaboardtriumphfoods.com/press-release-archive/2018/6/18/seaboard-triumph-foods-sioux-city-pork-processing-plant-announces-second-shift-target-start-date
I think this is a Democrat Party created problem.
How many of these people are legal? Because of illegals wages have been depressed. Off the job how are these workers housed? Is it high density housing because they are illegal?
Maybe the spread has more to do with living condition outside of work than the number of people at work.
Maybe Democrats need to be brought up on charges!
Maybe? Hell No! "Democrats need to Go!"
$ 54,162 in 1982
$ 30,451 in 2007
*Source Mother Jones / US Census Bureau
Keep shipping in people Democrats. Of course Democrats on the coasts don't care, because well it is fly over country. Democrat posters right here on this blog have said so.
So these people are often shipped in by Democrats, or invited and it depresses wages. So these people live 8 or 10 people to a room and then Democrats turn around and whine about corona.
FUCKERS!
Post a Comment