Don’t forget who owns Smithfield, now.
I say a LOT of this is all a set up, of some sort.
Same w/some of the unions/mail carriers, etc.
A FReeper posted that their mail carrier wife has seen 0 cases, in her area. I realize this is different than, say, NYC, but....I’m keeping a sharp eye on some of these claims.
Maybe Smithfield is, but there are quite a few outbreaks now -
Smithfield, in Souix SD (293 cases, closed)
Smithfield in Arnold, PA (6 positive)
JBS in Greeley, CO (2, deaths, 14 hospitalized, 300 sick, closed 2 weeks)
JBS in Grand Island, NE (28 sick)
JBS in Souderton, PA (shut until April 16)
Cargill in Hazelton, PA (160 test positive, closed until further notice)
Tyson in Camilla, GA - 3 deaths ? infections
Tyson in Columbus Junction, IA (24 cases, Closed for a week)
National Beef Packing Co, Tampa, IA (shut until April 13)
Aurora Packing Company, Aurora, IL (closed until ?)
Sanderson Farms Inc, Moultrie, Georgia (reducing operations by 300k birds)
CANADA
Harmony Beef in Alberta (shut two days)
Maple Leaf Foods (3 cases, closed)
Olymel pork plant in Quebec, (shut March 29, 50 workers sick)
That was from a few days of news stories - someone on FT is keeping track