luchtschip schreef op 13 april 2020 02:36:
One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice
One of the country's largest pork processing facilities is closing until further notice as employees fall ill with Covid-19. The closure puts the country's meat supply at risk, said the CEO of Smithfield, which operates the plant.
"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," the meat processor's chief executive, Kenneth Sullivan, said in a statement Sunday.
"It is impossible to keep our grocery stores stocked if our plants are not running," he said. "These facility closures will also have severe, perhaps disastrous, repercussions for many in the supply chain."
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, facility accounts for 4% to 5% of the country's pork production and employs about 3,700 people, according to Smithfield.
edition.cnn.com/2020/04/12/business/m...4% van de varkens levensmiddelen productie in de US valt stil, alleen al door deze ene producent
Als meer producenten dit gaan doen komen er grote problemen.
De voedsel productie wordt minder en dan is er gewoon geen voedsel voor een groot deel van de Amerikanen.