CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Major U.S. meat companies shut three facilities last week due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Tyson Foods Inc. shut a hog slaughterhouse in Columbus Junction, Iowa, for the week after more than 24 cases of COVID-19 involving employees at the facility.
National Beef Packing Co. said it suspended cattle slaughtering at a plant in Tama, Iowa, for a cleaning that was previously scheduled for later this month.
JBS USA halted operations at a beef plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, and said it would restart production April 16. It added it decided to shut the facility to make sure it had “the appropriate management leadership in place before resuming operations.”
JBS reduced operations at the facility after senior managers suffered flu-like symptoms.
