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Profits for the US pig industry may hold off until well into 2021. - Illustration: Shutterstock

05-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: US pork industry may see profits mid-2021

Employees in a slaughterhouse often have to work fairly close together, which could encourage virus spread. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

27-05-2020 | News

Pork plant workers in Brazil infected with Covid-19

Pork for sale in a supermarket. It remains to be seen if pork will continue to be plentiful in US retail shops due to Covid-19. - Photo: Shutterstock

15-04-2020 | Article

Covid-19: Smithfield shuts US pork plant indefinitely