FILE IMAGE: Traders collect at the post that trades Tyson Foods on the flooring of the New York Stock Exchange June 3,2014 REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc ( TSN.N) stated on Thursday it will momentarily close an Iowa pork plant due to the coronavirus pandemic, a month after U.S. President Donald Trump bought slaughterhouses to remain open to protect the nation’s food supply.
Meat processors like Tyson Foods, WH Group’s (0288 HK) Smithfield Foods and JBS USA momentarily closed about 20 slaughterhouses last month as employees fell ill with the new coronavirus, leading to lacks of particular products in grocery stores. Production stays lower than normal due to the fact that of increased absence and social distan