Map: COVID-19 meat plant closures

06.26.2020

Meatpoultry.com will update this map throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Tyson employee killed at Georgia plant

06.04.2020

The company said it temporarily stopped production at the Camilla facility following the incident.

 

DOJ indicts senior executives at Pilgrim’s Pride, Claxton Poultry

06.04.2020

Jayson Penn, Roger Austin, Mikell Fries and Scott Brady were charged with price fixing.

 

Lawsuit accuses beef packers of rigging prices

06.09.2020

JBS, Cargill, National Beef and Tyson Foods were named in federal lawsuit.

 

Cargill to cease disclosing quarterly earnings

06.05.2020

The company said it would continue sharing financial information with stakeholders, including investors and lenders.


Pilgrim’s Jayson Penn takes leave of absence to mount defense against price-fixing indictment

06.15.2020

Four poultry company executives from Pilgrim’s Pride and Claxton Poultry were named by the DOJ.

 

Workers test positive for coronavirus at Illinois Tyson plant

06.08.2020

More than 200 employees work at the facility.

 

Lawmakers launch meatpacker probe

06.24.2020

US Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren have questions about processors’ exports to China.

 

Draft report of Dietary Guidelines tough on meat, poultry

06.26.2020

The advisory committee is recommending diets lower in red and processed meats.