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It’s Starting: Why Recent Processing Plant, Farm Closures Signal Major Consolidation is Now Underway for Pork and Poultry
Tyson Foods’ decision to shutter four poultry processing plants yet this year and into early 2024, combined with Smithfield Foods closing 35 pig farms, are strong signals consolidation is ...
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Mexico Blocks Exports from World’s Largest Pork Processing Plant in U.S. Over Hog Skins
Pork shipments from a North Carolina pork processing plant are now blocked ... shipments due to concerns about the quality of hog skins. The one plant alone has a slaughter capacity of nearly ...
USDA says pig, poultry workers have high injury risk at certain processing speeds, staffing levels
More than 80% of poultry slaughterhouse workers and half of hog processing employees testing faster line speeds are at high risk of developing chronic conditions like arthritis and carpal tunnel ...
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USDA says pig, poultry workers have high injury risk at current processing speeds, staffing levels
More than 80% of poultry slaughterhouse workers and half of hog processing employees testing ... and 1,106 hogs per hour for swine, but some plants — including Quality Pork Processors in Austin ...