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Packages of meat sit in a cooler at a local super market.
US Food Prices See Historic Jump
Prices are not expected to drop anytime soon.
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An Ode to Mac and Cheese
Processed cheese solved an age-old problem. Now, Kraft sells 7 million boxes per week.
May 29th, 2020
This image taken from a May 19, 2020 video provided by Direct Action Everywhere, shows workers in Grundy County, Iowa, walking among carcasses and using bolt guns to kill pigs that remain alive after they had been exposed to heat in an effort to euthanize the animals.
Farmers Still Euthanizing Pigs Amid Backlog
In Iowa, where nearly one-third of the nation's hogs are raised, the temporary closure of slaughterhouses led to a backup of about 600,000 pigs.
May 29th, 2020
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FDA Encouraging Voluntary Reporting of Closures
May 29th, 2020
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Meatpacking Union: 44 COVID-19 Deaths Among Workers
May 28th, 2020
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Gum, Mints Take Hit as Socializing Stops
May 28th, 2020
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Massive Plastic Pallet Fire Seen for 40 Miles
May 27th, 2020
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This photo courtesy of Dan Whaley, @dwhly, shows a warehouse fire burning at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco early Saturday, May 23. The fire tore through the warehouse, sending thick smoke over the waterfront and causing its walls to collapse.
Pier 45 Fire Cripples San Francisco Fishing Industry
An early Saturday morning fire in Fisherman's Wharf destroyed fishing gear used to deliver about two-thirds of the city's fresh seafood.
May 26th, 2020
In this photo provided by Cristobal Francisquez, his parents Paulina and Marcos Francisco pose for a photo in front of their house in Sioux City, Iowa, Monday, May 25, 2020. They bought the home after years of working in a meatpacking plant and other food processing jobs.
Meatpacking Worker Shortage Concerns Loom
Immigrants make up nearly 40% of the industry's roughly 470,000 workers.
May 26th, 2020
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USDA Providing $1B in Loans for Rural Biz, Ag Producers
The department's Business & Industry CARES Act Program loans must be used as working capital to prevent, prepare for or respond to pandemic impacts.
May 22nd, 2020
In this May 7 photo, workers leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, IN.
Most Meat Plant Safety Guidance Unenforceable
OSHA and CDC guidance calling for physical barriers, social distancing and more sanitizing stations is not mandatory.
May 21st, 2020
Residents cheered and held thank you signs to greet employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant as they begin their shift on Wednesday, May 20 in Sioux Falls, SD.
Smithfield Workers Cheered at SD Pork Plant
A COVID-19 outbreak infected more than 800 employees and killed two at the Sioux Falls plant, which was closed for three weeks.
May 20th, 2020
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DFA Sued over ‘Monopolist’ Dean Foods Buy
The suit claims that DFA’s acquisition of bankrupt Dean Foods is monopolist and made through a "corrupt bargain."
May 20th, 2020
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COVID-19 Closes Cheese Plant in Wisconsin
Even before the pandemic hit, the facility was in need of 'substantial' equipment upgrades.
May 20th, 2020
A lorry drives along a country road that between a flowering rape field and a freshly tilled field in Pattensen, Germany on April 28.
EU Aims to Cut Pesticides, Lift Organic Farming
The EU's executive arm wants to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030.
May 20th, 2020
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Tyson Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The employee contracted COVID-19 at a meat-processing plant and died.
May 19th, 2020
Image from video of 'bumper tables' at Fish Tales in Ocean City, Md., May 16, 2020.
Company Makes 'Bumper Tables' for Restaurants Amid Virus
The inflated tube tables debuted at a Maryland seafood restaurant.
May 19th, 2020
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JBS CEO Expects Prolonged Meat Supply Slowdown
Multiple news outlets reported Monday that an eighth JBS employee has died at the company's Greeley, CO meatpacking plant.
May 19th, 2020
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Kroger Gives New Bonuses After Hazard Pay Cuts
The move comes after an outcry from the grocery store's union, the United Food and Commercial Workers International.
May 18th, 2020