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Meat processing
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.
Tyson Foods appoints new CEO while meat industry struggles with continued COVID-19 challenges
by
Erika Beras
Aug 4, 2020
The industry has had to change how it prepares products, pivoting from places like restaurants and arenas to grocery stores.
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.
OSHA takes a limited role protecting workers in pandemic
Apr 29, 2020
The agency hasn't set specific safety standards to hold employers to.
What does President Trump's order on meat processing plants mean for workers and food supply?
Apr 29, 2020
Maintaining social distance at these COVID-19 hot spots is not easy.
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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."
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.
How Latinos are transforming the economy of a small rural town
by
Reema Khrais
and Daisy Palacios
Sep 8, 2017
Immigrants drawn by jobs at the local meat-packing plant are making their mark in business and politics.