As Costco is set to be the first U.S. retailer to integrate its meat supply to the farm level, a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division predicts that other food retailers and foodservice companies may be prompted to reevaluate their own supply chain integration opportunities.

The Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant in Canton, Georgia, was evacuated on the afternoon of September 21 following a chemical spill coming from a FedEx truck that was making a delivery to the plant.