Tyson Foods rolled out a full-page advertisement Sunday in The Washington Post and The New York Times warning that the country’s food supply chain is “breaking” amid continued lockdowns aimed at slowing down the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s board chairman John Tyson wrote in the ad that farmers will be left in the dust and […]
Smithfield to Close More Pork Plants Amid Infection Fears…
Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, announced Wednesday it would close two U.S. plants that process bacon and ham over COVID-19 infection concerns. It comes after Smithfield, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese company WH Group, closed down a hog slaughterhouse in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after dozens of workers daily were testing positive for […]