//The U.S. Meat Industry Is on the Brink of Disaster Because of COVID-19

The U.S. Meat Industry Is on the Brink of Disaster Because of COVID-19

COVID-19 pressures on the meat supply chain are coming to a head

For weeks, meat processing plants have been hit by COVID-19 cases and subsequent closures, pushing pork, beef, and chicken meat supply chains to the limit as workers fall ill and, in some cases, die.

Recent investigations by the Washington Post, USA Today, and other outlets found that working conditions and corporate policies at major meat processing plants — including those of Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and Smithfield Foods