January 7, 2025

US snow storm impacts operations at meat and poultry processors

Millions in United States are dealing with a winter storm, which had shifted from the country's Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic, while also affecting the operations of meat and poultry processors.

Poultry processor Mountaire Farms posted on Facebook that it would be closing its Millsboro and Selbyville, Delaware facility for the first two shifts.

"The Millsboro Admin Building will be closed, and employees should prepare to work from home," Mountaire said. "All other locations for Mountaire, including RRP, should contact their supervisors to determine their schedule."

Allen Harim Foods announced that it would close Harbeson and Millsboro for first and second shifts.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms stated on January 6 that it would not operate on the first shift in Dobson, North Carolina.

Several meat processing plants in Kansas, Missouri, and Virginia stated on their social media accounts that they would be closed on January 6.

- Meat + Poultry