Stories Tagged as
Meat industry
Beef market still feeling the effects of COVID-19
by
Madelyn Beck
Dec 29, 2020
Disruptions weren't as bad as they might have been. But some consumer practices have changed because of the pandemic.
Meat prices are down, with surpluses lingering
by
Erika Beras
Sep 21, 2020
Production levels are back to normal, but there's more meat than the industry can push through the supply chain.
A tax on red meat is imminent, researchers say
Jul 6, 2020
For years, analysts have been working to find financial tools for curbing certain behaviors.
Small, local meat producers see uptick in demand
May 19, 2020
Local producers are seeing an increase in online and over-the-counter sales.
U.S. meat is increasingly being shipped to China, Reuters analysis shows
by
Nova Safo
, David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
May 11, 2020
Pork supplies are down about 40% since mid-March in the U.S., but pork shipments to China have quadrupled in that same time period.
COVID-19 exposes U.S. meat supply's dependence on a few large plants
May 6, 2020
Shutting down just one or two of those plants can take out 10% of the meat supply.
Meat processing plants are COVID-19 hot spots. What does that mean for U.S. food supply?
by
Kimberly Adams
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 27, 2020
Tyson Foods is warning that millions of pounds of meat could "disappear."
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With some meatpacking plant closures due to COVID-19, a look at their role in the food supply chain
by
Madelyn Beck
Apr 20, 2020
The industry has consolidated over the last decades, so there are fewer plants, that handle a lot more meat.
Food workers are suffering as COVID-19 infections reach rural America
Apr 15, 2020
The ripple effect of recent plant closures is still being assessed.
Among essential operations during COVID-19: livestock auctions
by
Madelyn Beck
Apr 14, 2020
Those auctions are an important part of the rural economy and the food chain. The people working the auctions are taking safety precautions.