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Thursday, April 23, 2020
National Beef plant reopens after 177 workers get COVID-19
An Iowa beef processing plant owned by National Beef that was idled following the COVID-19 outbreak resumed production Monday, a day after the state announced 177 workers there have tested positive with the virus.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
JBS closes swine plant in US, Cargill idles beef plant in Canada due to COVID-19
JBS USA will close its Worthington, Minnesota pork production facility, while Cargill will idle a beef plant in High River, Alberta, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
National Beef plant adds safety measures after multiple COVID-19 cases
The National Beef case-ready packing plant took extra precautions and added safety measures after multiple employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
JBS to close down Colorado beef plant on COVID-19 outbreak
JBS SA will shut down its beef facility in Greeley, Colorado through April 24 amid a COVID-19 outbreak among plant employees and neighbouring communities.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Cargill beef plant slows down slaughter line due to COVID-19
Cargill's High River, Alberta, beef plant is the latest in a growing list of plants to either slow its slaughter line down or shut it down entirely due to COVID-19 risks.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
National Beef suspends operations amid COVID-19 cases
National Beef has announced that its Iowa Premium plant in Tama, one of the state's COVID-19 hot spots, will be idled until April 20 after several of its workers have become infected.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Beef exports to China expected to decrease
The global beef industry is affected by COVID-19 imposed closures of hotpot chains, restaurants and steakhouses after major exporter boosted supplies to meet increased demand from China, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Coronavirus dents the world economy - but not the global beef trade
Coronavirus, trade politics and collapsing western economies will accelerate the rebalancing of a flourishing world beef trade.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
USDA investigating beef price increase amid lower cattle prices in COVID-19 pandemic
Sonny Perdue, Agriculture Secretary said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking into why prices for cattle aren't going up even as beef prices are rising from COVID-19 hoarding, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Argentina's beef exports to the EU and China disrupted due to COVID-19
Exports to the European Union (EU) have decreased to near zero and sales to China has plunged compared to 2019 because of COVID-19, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Argentine beef exports to EU, China plunge amid virus
Beef export from Argentina's cattle ranches to the EU have plunged to almost zero amid the global COVID-19 outbreak, while sales to top buyer China have tumbled from last year's levels, industry officials stated.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Will Argentina's beef export renaissance come undone?
Four years of economic liberalization revives exports to record levels -with three quarters of shipments destined for China. Now Covid-19, and a new, ham fisted government threaten to send the industry back into its multi-decade slump.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
JBS USA reduces beef production for two weeks due to COVID-19
The company said it will reduce beef production as its factory in Pennsylvania factory as managers showed flu symptoms, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
US senators urge inquiries on surging profits for US beef processors
This comes after ranchers protested the surging prices for meat caused by COVID-19 did not convert to increased prices for cattle, reported Reuters.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Canadian beef plant stops slaughter operations after positive COVID-19 case
Alberta-based Harmony beef closed cattle slaughter operations after one of its workers tested positive for COVID-19, reported Reuters.

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