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Trump to order U.S. meat processing plants to stay open despite coronavirus fears

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday plans to order meat processing plants concerned about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open to protect...

Trump orders meat processing plants open

Trump had highlighted the order during an Oval Office meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that was opened up to reporters."We're going to...

Why meat plants are getting hit so hard

But meat processing plants, especially, are in a crisis. Over the past several weeks, a number of major meat suppliers have announced temporary...

The majority of plants could have shut down, which would have reduced processing capacity by as much as 80%, an official says

Trump had highlighted the order during an Oval Office meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that was opened up to reporters."We're going to...

There have been at least 56,000 US deaths

Concerns about the health of the US meat supply continue to grow, as more meat processing plants shut down due to coronavirus outbreaks. Hog...

Britain’s largest supermarket has hired ‘very interesting’ new employees — including pilots, race car drivers, and actors — to cope with surging demand for...

Tesco, the UK's largest grocery-store chain, employed British Airways pilots, theatre artists, and racing drivers to cope with an increase in online deliveries,...

Analysis: This is what coronavirus capitalism looks like

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.Consider the...

Covid-19 exposes American capitalism’s weird morality, where it’s OK for companies to swarm for government help while families and small businesses struggle

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.Consider the...

Virus Is Expected to Reduce Meat Selection, Raise Prices

DES MOINES, Iowa — Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But...

Tyson Foods says millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain as the pandemic pushes food processing plants to close

"The food supply chain is breaking," wrote board chairman John Tyson in a full-page advertisement published Sunday in The New York Times, Washington...

Virus Exposes Supply Chain Problems Across Industries

The Big Three automobile manufacturers halted vehicle production in March, and restarting might not be as easy as flipping the switch on the...

Trump announces $19 billion for U.S. farmers hurt by coronavirus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help farmers cope with the impact of...

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