Posted on 12/18/2020 8:44:11 PM PST by blam
" Cargill Inc. has temporarily idled one of its beef plants in Canada after some employees tested positive, and will keep the plant shut at least through next week. JBS, the world’s top meat producer, sent thousands of vulnerable U.S. workers home on paid leave, while Sanderson Farms Inc. said it’s now facing higher absenteeism at its plants than earlier in the pandemic.
A labor union executive warns that efforts to keep plants running comes at a cost, with extra hours taking a physical toll on workers.
Closely-held Cargill, the world’s largest agricultural commodities trader, said Thursday it was temporarily shutting down its beef processing plant in Ontario
due to “an abundance of caution as our local workforce deals with the community-wide impacts of Covid-19.”
It hasn’t yet decided when it will reopen. "
Just in time for Christmas and new years.
Eat veggie burgers and insects. That way, you can beat the meat — um — shortage.
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