One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice

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One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice

15 April 2020
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One of the country's largest pork processing facilities is closing until further notice as employees fall ill with Covid-19.

Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving “perilously close to the edge” in supplies for grocers.

Slaughterhouse shutdowns are disrupting the U.S. food supply chain, crimping availability of meat at retail stores and leaving farmers without outlets for their livestock.