Smithfield Foods Closes US Pork Plant Due to CCP Virus

Smithfield Foods Closes US Pork Plant Due to CCP Virus

CHICAGO—Smithfield Foods Inc, the worlds biggest pork processor, said on Thursday it is temporarily ..

CHICAGO—Smithfield Foods Inc, the worlds biggest pork processor, said on Thursday it is temporarily closing a plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, because of the CCP virus, the latest disruption to the U.S. food supply chain from the outbreak.

The company will suspend operations in a large section of the pork plant on April 11 and completely shutter it on April 12 and April 13, after employees tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, according to a statement.

Hams and other memorabilia are displayed at a restaurant in Smithfield, Va. on May 29, 2013. Chinese company Shanghui has offered $7.1 billion to take over pork producer Smithfield in the largest sino-american transaction.Bit by bit, the Chinese are buying up strategic Chinese assets, something U.S. citizens are concerned about. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Amanda Lucier)
Hams and other memorabilia are displayed at a restaurant in Smithfield, Va. on May 29, 2013. (Amanda LRead More – Source

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