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Amid the pandemic, shoppers saw beef prices spike, but ranchers weren’t seeing that money. Some critics claim meat processors are fixing the price of beef on both ends of the market.
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The meatpacking plants that drive the southwest Kansas economy were spared a coronavirus shutdown — even though they were hotspots for infection.
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Their Parents Fear For Their Jobs, So Children Of Meatpacking Workers Speak Out On COVID-19 For ThemMany workers at meatpacking plants feel they can’t speak out about working conditions. Instead, the families of workers have been the ones organizing.
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A new report from the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle has raised concerns about how and why the Kansas Department of Health and Environment loosened quarantine guidelines for employees in the meatpacking industry.
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Scientists test wastewater to determine where the coronavirus has spread, the pandemic affects operations and visitation at Leavenworth National Cemetery, a 99-year-old WWII veteran beats COVID-19, Kansas relaxes guidelines for meatpacking workers with COVID-19 contact, and the commencement speech of a valedictorian of Oak Park High School.
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Some experts worried millions of hogs would never make it into the food supply, but so far, farmers have largely avoided having to take extreme measures.
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One Kansas City, Kansas, restaurant stopped receiving shipments of fresh meat, but some food distributors are seeing demand surge as major meatpackers have been forced to cut production.
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Hundreds of people have signed a petition to close the Triumph Foods plant for one week.
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Ruling: OSHA is better suited to determine if the Smithfield plant is complying with guidance to protect workers from the virus.
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A Quiet Merriam, Kansas, Company Is Latest With A COVID-19 Outbreak At One Of Its Meatpacking PlantsAlthough not generally well-known around Kansas City, Seaboard Corp. has far flung interests in pork, turkey, commodities trading and shipping.
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Southwest Kansas' four meatpacking plants all have coronavirus cases. While the companies have taken several measures to keep workers safe, employees still want to see more social distancing and ample time to clean and disinfect.
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Thousands of meat processing workers have tested positive for COVID-19, meatpacking plants that closed now must reopen, and hog producers are faced with no market — and no room — for their animals.