that the company will let 10-15% of its crop "end up in the ditch" if the berry producer doesn't receive government funding to donate it to food banks.
Massive production plants have been forced to shutter after workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19, causing further supply chain problems. In the meat industry, Smithfield Foods closed a South Dakota plant that supplies up to 5% of all pork in the US after more than 290 workers were diagnosed with COVID-19. Other major meat processors, including JBS USA, Tyson, and Cargill, have also closed down plants after employees caught the coronavirus.
Closed plants and a loss of buyers mean that stores are dealing with shortages as farmers face an excess of food. Retailers like Costco and Walmart haveeven when producers are dealing with a massive excess of inventory. "The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply," Smithfield CEO Kenneth Sullivan said in a statement on Sunday.
What the hell is worng with these people, get on the internet sell the piglets to China. If you can fly mask from China to USA het those piglets a ticket. Wow people
BillGates
Disgrâce. One day will come that consuming meat will be considered as a crime.
Don't eat pigs. They are just as smart as dogs, and I have 4 dogs, So no I just can't eat pigs😐
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Bacon. More bacon!
back in the day they would kill them on the farm and make smoked hams
Set them back to the wild
This is ridiculous.
The media cares more about baby pigs than human babies.
Ooor... here me out... Donate them to small time farmers
Weren't they going to kill them anyway?🤷♂️🤷♂️
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