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Coronavirus Live Updates
So far, fewer pigs than feared have had to be euthanized due to the coronavirus shutting down pork plants.

Farmers Find Ways To Save Millions Of Pigs From Being Euthanized

Jun 05, 2020
When COVID-19 infections forced pork companies to close processing plants, some farmers predicted that it would force them to euthanize millions of hogs. The actual number has been much lower.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A farmer leads dairy cows from the pasture to the milking barn at a creamery in Gallipolis, Ohio. The USDA launched a $3 billion plan to distribute food to families, called the Farmers to Family Food Box Program.

USDA Secretary Says Despite Plant Closures, He Does Not Anticipate Food Shortages

May 15, 2020
Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The Procter & Gamble plant in Mehoopany, Pa., has been running nonstop during the pandemic, making essential products such as toilet paper, paper towels and disposable diapers.

This Charmin Factory Keeps Humming Even As Much Of America Is Hunkered Down

Apr 20, 2020
Although millions of Americans are out of work or working from home, many are still working at factories nationwide. They have some lessons on what it will take to "reopen" the country safely.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., that produces 4% to 5% of the nation's pork supply has become the latest meat processing facility to shut down as COVID-19 sickens plant workers.

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns

Apr 13, 2020
A Smithfield Foods plant in South Dakota that produces 4% to 5% of the nation's pork supply has become the latest meat processing facility to shut down as COVID-19 sickens plant workers.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Workers pick apples in a Wapato, Wash., orchard last October. U.S. farms employ hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers, mostly from Mexico, who enter the country on H-2A visas. The potential impact of the coronavirus on seasonal workers has the food i

COVID-19 Threatens Food Supply Chain As Farms Worry About Workers Falling Ill

Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19 has turned one end of the food industry, stores and restaurants, on its head. At the other end, though, food production hums along as usual — but that could change if workers catch the virus.
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Feeding Your Family (and Yourself) During the Coronavirus Crisis

Mar 18, 2020

Among the concerns of those finding themselves without work, one of the most basic and immediate is, “How will I feed my family?”

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