As plants close due to COVID-19, ‘millions of pounds of meat will disappear from supply chain'
Decision to stop production resulted from combination of worker absenteeism, COVID-19 cases and community concerns
Checks in the mail by May with $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and $3 billion bulk government purchases in wake of pandemic fallout
Data shows beef and chicken see largest value increases while turkey registers highest growth
The plant is one of the largest pork processing facilities in the U.S., representing 4-5% of U.S. pork production
Year-to-year meat sales rise 91% in March as consumers forced to prepare more meals at home
Poultry remains by far the most consumed meat in the United States
Wholesale beef prices typically increase from February into March but have shown only slight improvement
More than 28,000 pounds of meat and poultry will provide 90,000 meals over six months
At the Meat Conference, experts look at the latest trends in beef, pork and poultry