Meat sales continue surge into April 04.14.2020 By Ryan McCarthy Record numbers for the retail meat segment came in the middle of March.Read More
15 test positive for COVID-19 at Colorado beef facility, JBS temporarily closes plant 04.14.2020 By Kimberlie Clyma Weld County currently has 740 positive coronavirus cases.Read More
Smithfield changes course, closes Sioux Falls, SD plant indefinitely 04.13.2020 By Ryan McCarthy The company hopes to resume operations after further direction from the government.Read More
Prairie Fresh donates over 200,000 servings of pork to support COVID-19 efforts 04.09.2020 By Emily Park The company is donating 210,000 servings of meat to Operation BBQ Relief to support the organization's deployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Belcampo Meat Co. announces new executive 04.09.2020 By Ryan McCarthy Heather Cooper brings 20 years of experience to the position.Read More
Smithfield closes plant after 80-plus employees test positive for COVID-19 04.09.2020 By Monica Watrous The Sioux Fall, SD processing plant will be closed for three days.Read More
Perdue Farms bulks up COVID-19 safety measures 04.09.2020 By Emily Park New protocols include partitions between workers, temperature taking and masks. Read More
Multiple employees test positive for COVID-19, Cargill closes Pennsylvania plant 04.08.2020 By Joel Crews As of April 7, 849 cases have been confirmed in Hazlelton, Pa., and three deaths have been reported.Read More
Meat sales still up, but down from previous weeks 04.07.2020 By Emily Park For the week ending on March 29, sales in the meat department are still up, with a 36% increase compared to a similar week in 2019.Read More
Maple Leaf Foods announces two employees tested positive for COVID-19 04.07.2020 By Erica Shaffer and Eric Schroeder The company notified coworkers who had close contact with the individuals.Read More