Cargill doing all they can to starve America.
Time to end the regulatory control of our food supply NOW.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cargill-idUSKBN21P3JB
4 global corporations control 80% of the beef supply.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/cattlemen-struggle-against-giant-meatpackers-and-economic-squeezes/the-big-four-meatpackers-1
They are squeezing America at both ends.
"CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cargill Inc closed a U.S. meat plant until further notice on Tuesday, the company said, disrupting the food supply for grocery stores that have seen demand surge as the country battles the new coronavirus.
The facility in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, produces meat for retail food customers, Cargill said in a statement. The products include ground beef, steaks, beef roasts and pork products that are sold at grocery stores across the country, according to the company’s website.
“Our goal is to keep our 900 employees at this case-ready protein facility healthy and minimize risk within the Hazleton community, which has been greatly impacted by COVID-19,” Cargill said.
“Our facility will re-open as soon as is it is safe to do so.”
Privately held Cargill said it is working with customers, farmers and employees “to keep the food system running.”
Other major meat companies including Tyson Foods Inc and JBS USA [JBS.UL] said on Monday they shut three facilities that produce pork and beef in Iowa and Pennsylvania."
Federal regulations prevent beef producers from selling beef directly to consumers.
And thus, they have a monopoly on the beef supply. And you'll think "yeah no more factory beef" when the stores are bare because of these clowns. The beef is produced by American ranchers, these clowns just cut it.
This system never should have occurred to begin with.
JBS is Brazil. Smithfield is China.