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(Reuters) - Millions of pounds of beef, pork and chicken will vanish from U.S. grocery stores as livestock and poultry processing plants have been shuttered by coronavirus outbreaks among workers, the chairman of Tyson Foods Inc said.

The chairman of Tyson Foods has issued a stark warning to Americans following the shuttering of multiple meat processing plants across the country: “The food supply chain is breaking.” In an open letter published as a full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times, Washington Post and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, John H. Tyson outlined Tyson Foods’ response to the ongoing coronavirus health crisis, but hinted that further closures — not only of Tyson Foods facilities, but competitors’ facilities as well — would put stress on the nation’s food supply. "Millions of animals – chickens, pigs and cattle – will be depopulated because...

New York (CNN Business)Tyson Foods (TSN) is warning that "millions of pounds of meat" will disappear from the supply chain as the coronavirus pandemic pushes food processing plants to close, leading to product shortages in grocery stores across the country. "The food supply chain is breaking," wrote board chairman John Tyson in a full-page advertisement published Sunday in The New York Times, Washington Post and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. US farmers don't have anywhere to sell their livestock, he said, adding that "millions of animals — chickens, pigs and cattle — will be depopulated because of the closure of our processing facilities."...

Possible opponents eyeing AG Troy King's job 6/18/2005, 5:42 p.m. CT By PHILLIP RAWLS The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's appointed attorney general, Republican Troy King, is busy touring the state, laying the groundwork for a campaign next year, but others are considering whether they want to try to keep his service short. Both Democrats and Republicans say they are contemplating a run for attorney general next year, when King plans to seek a full four-year term. On the Democratic side, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson says he's forming a campaign committee and hopes to make an...