Meat Plants Are Closing, but That May Not Mean Shortages

Meat Plants Are Closing, but That May Not Mean Shortages
Some of the products of Smithfield Foods are displayed in front at a news conference on WH Group's IPO in Hong Kong on April 14, 2014. Bobby Yip/Reuters
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Across the country, meat processors are temporarily shutting down as workers are getting infected with COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean America is about to run out of meat.

The closures are devastating to meat producers. Without processing facilities, livestock farmers are having a hard time selling their meat.