Posted on 05/14/2020 8:07:27 PM PDT by Steely Tom
I ran across a story about frozen pizza a while back and how it was also going to be in short supply. Never happened at all!
'The coronavirus will likely hamper U.S. meat production for months, as new safety measures and reduced staffing slow plant operations, said the head of the biggest U.S. beef producer.
JBS USA Holdings Inc., which slaughters 23% of the country’s cattle and produces nearly one-fifth of its pork, is revamping plant operations to space workers farther apart while about 10% of its workforce has been sent home because of their higher risk from Covid-19, Chief Executive Andre Nogueira said.
“We will not be able to go to full capacity anytime soon as we fight this virus because of all the changes we have implemented,” Mr. Nogueira said in an interview. '
We appear to have pork and beef shortages in Aldi stores in the Baltimore area. Still have frozen patties and sausage.
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