meat shortage

A quarter of the employees — 570 workers — at this Tyson poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., have tested positive for the coronavirus.

570 Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus At North Carolina Poultry Plant

Keri Brown

A poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., is the latest to have a coronavirus outbreak among its workers, many of whom did not show any symptoms.

With meatpacking plants reducing processing capacity nationwide, U.S. hog farmers are bracing or an unprecedented crisis: the need to euthanize millions of pigs.

NPR Health

Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants

Tim Mak

As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing.

Shelves that usually hold an abundance of chicken and beef lay empty at a Target in Abington, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

Health News Florida

Flexibility On The Menu As Meat Shortages Hit Jacksonville Restaurants, Shops

Heather Schatz

The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking growing concerns about the nation’s food supply chain for meat and other items.