With estimates that 20+% of our U.S. packing house capacity is presently offline as a result of COVID-19 health concerns with plant workers, it’s likely that meat case inventories will see more disruption in the coming weeks. Beginning at the 3 minute mark of this week’s Farm Page, WLRY’s Mike O’Riley and Stan Smith discuss how long this might go on.
The impact of COVID-19 on the meatpacking industry has been fast-paced and staggering, as shown by the time lapse map below from Meatingplace
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