Tyson Closes Pork Processing Plant in Iowa Indefinitely

Another large pork-processing plant has closed for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a source, Tyson is suspending operations at its plant in Waterloo Iowa, with a USA Today article mentioning that the decision comes on the heels of news that workers at both its Waterloo and Dakota City, Nebraska plants have died from the coronavirus. The post says that the Arkansas-based company will offer testing for all 2,800 of the workers at the facility and that its employees there will continue to be paid while the plant is shuttered.

Earlier this month, Smithfield closed its facility in Sioux Falls, SD indefinitely, while the USA Today article says that the United States has "lost 25% of its processing capacity as meatpacking plants slowed or closed during COVID-19."

[Earlier Article]
Smithfield Closes Major Pork Processing Plant, Putting Country's Meat Supply in Danger

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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