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

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

• 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.
The impact of such closures is complex and could have far-reaching consequences across the food supply chain.
America’s livestock farmers could likely come under threat of going under as wholesale prices take a dive.

• Perhaps the most alarming fact to emerge from the news is that the largest provider of pork in the U.S. is owned by a corporation based in China.

...“Our country is blessed with abundant livestock supplies, but our processing facilities are the bottleneck of our food chain.”
In an April 12 release on the Sioux Falls closure, Sullivan wrote, “The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply..."