Farmers say they may have to kill and discard baby pigs as slaughterhouses close and the industry faces losing $5 billion
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.
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