Posted on 04/12/2020 12:21:45 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
Aren't they owned by the CCP?
I thought I heard the same thing.
293 / 730 = 40%. They are close to the Herd Immunity magic number. Maybe they just continue operations as normal and get there quickly.
Oink Oink. Better go stock up on bacon today!
Bet most of the employees are not American citizens.
Absolutely. Either last year, or the year before they bought up controlling interest, or they outright bought the company. I can’t remember which.
I’ve had the stench of rat in my nose for quite awhile with all of this, and I’m now drowning in the stench.
How in the heck does THAT happen. Does this say something about their facility and practices? (And their employees?)
We never, ever buy Smithfield products, anyhoo, as they are connected to china.
Iowa #1, Minnesota #3 pork producers. This is the place that processes those hogs. So not good.
Acquire bacon. It will be the currency of our new world
Smithfield, a wholly owned subsidiary of the WH Group of China. Things that make you go hmmmmmm.
“””””’Bet most of the employees are not American citizens.”””
I think the sign outside says Pork and Beans.
I’ve been in the Pork business for 40 years and actually worked for Smithfield for a short period of time.
I have recently joked with some of my customers that the absolute last thing to shut down in this world for virtually any reason would be a meat slaughter plant.....Well knock me over with a feather.
Sioux Falls is one of their smaller kill plants so any reduction in product would easily be made up either at another of their facilities or a competitor.
Actually most slaughter plants have cut out their Saturday kill because of poor demand and excess supply.
Of course the author likely has no clue concerning this fact.
That plant likely has sections that are a hundred years old.
We have produce in south Florida rotting in the fields.
Dairy farmers are dumping their daily milking down the drain.
Now closing of pork AND beef slaughterhouses.
Almost all of the big food processors use “other than American” labor, in America.
Importing the workers for the jobs that can’t be exported since 1989 - Bush League Republicans
Pork and Beaner?
It does.....I worked at that plant for a couple weeks when in sales for John Morrell.
Below ground in the “cellar” is where they use to cure vats of bellies in brine.
The walls (foundation) was stone and mortar construction. I believe it was built in 1919 if I remember correctly.
I used to work the night shift and when I went down to inspect the bellies it was dam* spooky I mean to tell you.
Is it not better to buy uncooked food and cook it yourself rather than buying pre-cooked packaged food, prepared by some unknown person who died yesterday?
If prepackaged is the option, would warming it in the microwave kill the virus?
And is washing grapes, lettuce, etc., really enough. Vegetables and fruits are brought to you by some people who you would not allow to be near you in normal times.
I have always thought this kind of national crisis would be brought about through our international food chain.
i thought they got sold to China.
yep the chianeeeeese bought them.
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