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Pork Production Just Dropped 50% As Coronavirus Spreads
Tyson Foods—one of the world’s largest meat companies—revealed pork production in the U.S. had dropped 50 percent due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Former Slaughterhouse Workers Will Be Trained to Make Vegan Meat
PETA is offering to retrain slaughterhouse workers in the production of vegan meat following the impact of coronavirus on the meat industry.
900 Workers at a Tyson Factory Test Positive for COVID-19
Tyson Foods has shut down another meat plant due to a coronavirus outbreak. The pork plant in Logansport, Indiana has nearly 900 cases.
Elephants Are ‘Meat’ Under Proposed South Africa Legislation
Proposed South African legislation categorizes threatened and vulnerable species including elephants, rhinoceros, and giraffe as meat. South African citizens were invited to comment on the proposed amendment before 28 April. In February, the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform published an extensive amendment to schedule 1 of the Meat Safety Act 40 of […]
Meat Producers at Risk As Trump Keeps Plants Open During COVID-19
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order forcing meat-processing plants to remain open amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Vegan Food Sales to Grow to $300 Billion By 2025, Says Bank of America Report
A BofA Securities report on food production highlights plant-based food as a sustainable alternative to animal agriculture and solution to climate change.
Tyson Shuts Down Largest Pork Factory Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Tyson Foods just announced the indefinite closure of its largest pork processing plant—located in Waterloo, Iowa—amid the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. Beef Sales Could Drop 23% As Coronavirus Slows
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused falling beef market prices, with slaughterhouse closures and workers’ sickness impacting the meat industry in general.