China-Owned Food Co Closes US Plants, Putting America's Meat Supply Under Threat

NN ^ | 04-22-20 | Jay Greenberg

[Steve1999]

A China-owned food company has started closing down slaughterhouses and processing plants across the United States, putting America's meat supply in jeopardy.The U.S. meat supply is now under threat due to workers at facilities being diagnosed with COVID-19, leading to closures across the country.

[kaktuskid]

Nationalize them

[Cowboy Bob]

Time to nationalize them.

[Rappini]

Good we can play hard ball.

[tired&retired]

That was after Chinese management visited the plant and passed the virus to the plant employees.

[heshtesh]

Nationalize them yesterday.

[ChuckHam]

Nationalize them and then sell them off to American owners with a contractual obligation to stay American owned.

China could consider that a small down payment on their debt owed.

[Chickensoup]

Cannot blame them for shutting down. They have to get a handle on the COVID19 in the plants.

I notice that people have been aware of the issues and that the ham section of our stores have been pretty untouched.

[Pox]

I suppose small time butchers who will come to your location and do the job for you onsite may see an increase in business opportunities.

[txrefugee]

Not a great idea to sell your food supply to an enemy.

[HangnJudge]

Smithfield I assume

[rrrod]

Employee owned? Maybe

[TheConservativeBanker]

Defense Production Act Baby.

[P-Marlowe]

Nationalize them

Wow. That’s a phrase I never thought I’d see on FREE REPUBLIC.

[glennaro]

Just goes to show you can “outsource” production to a foreign enemy within your own borders. Not a big fan of nationalization, so let’s call assuming control — and ownership — of Chinese companies like this an initial payment on the penalty Communist China must pay for the damage they have caused to America.

[hondact200]

It is Smithfield formerly a Virginia headquartered based business

[meyer]

those Chinese-owned entities will be good assets to seize in leu of cash owed for bestowing their weaponized Virus upon us. The government should take them, then sell them to US investors, and use the money to help pay down a little of the debt.

[HangnJudge]

...Cannot blame them for shutting down. They have to get a handle on the COVID19 in the plants.

Workers infected by Chinese manager/owners getting out of control

[DakotaGator]

Yes, Ssmithfield. Look for runs on meat in your supermarket.

[dynachrome]

Smithfield, Hormel(Spam), and Tyson. Look for price increases and shortages. Beef also due to slaughterhouse infections.