Bacon lovers may need to raise their own pigs

[shunyadragon]

Largest US Pork plant closing.

Source: https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN21U0O7?__twitter_impression=true

Smithfield shutting U.S. pork plant indefinitely, warns of meat shortages during pandemic
Tom Polansek

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest pork processor, said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving "perilously close to the edge" in supplies for grocers.

Slaughterhouse shutdowns are disrupting the U.S. food supply chain, crimping availability of meat at retail stores and leaving farmers without outlets for their livestock.

Smithfield extended the closure of its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant after initially saying it would idle temporarily for cleaning. The facility is one of the nation's largest pork processing facilities, representing 4% to 5% of U.S. pork production, according to the company.

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Tofu bacon anyone?

[QuantaFille]

I fixed the thread title for you. There was a stray semicolon in the middle.

[Sparko]

Largest US Pork plant closing.

Source: https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN21U0O7?__twitter_impression=true

Smithfield shutting U.S. pork plant indefinitely, warns of meat shortages during pandemic
Tom Polansek

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest pork processor, said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving "perilously close to the edge" in supplies for grocers.

Slaughterhouse shutdowns are disrupting the U.S. food supply chain, crimping availability of meat at retail stores and leaving farmers without outlets for their livestock.

Smithfield extended the closure of its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant after initially saying it would idle temporarily for cleaning. The facility is one of the nation's largest pork processing facilities, representing 4% to 5% of U.S. pork production, according to the company.

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Tofu bacon anyone?

Did you know that Smithfield is owned by.... China?

[shunyadragon]

Did you know that Smithfield is owned by.... China?

Whoever controls the pigs rules the world!

[Faber]

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[rogue06]

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Space Bacon!

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Fun Fact: Bacon was the first meat ever eaten on the moon





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[Sherman]

How do you like your bacon?
1. soft
2. medium
3. crispy
4. blackened.

[rogue06]

How do you like your bacon?
1. soft
2. medium
3. crispy
4. blackened.

Tempted to just reply with a "yes" ('tis the Tweb way), but the only correct answer is crispy like it was before the war.

[Sherman]

Crispy is how I like it.