See what ten poultry-related articles and blogs were read the most during May 2020:
1. Tyson idles poultry plant in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Tyson Foods suspended production at its poultry plant in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in order to conduct deep cleaning and sanitation procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. How COVID-19 might reshape the poultry industry
COVID-19 is changing the poultry industry more than any similar event in living memory.
3. VIDEO: How COVID-19 is impacting poultry farmers
Contract poultry growers may be in a better position than other livestock farmers in the U.S.
4. VIDEO: COVID-19 impacts cage-free transition, egg industry
What will COVID-19 and its economic impact mean for cage-free transitions?
5. 6 chicken consumer trends that emerged during COVID-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic changed how – and where – consumers purchase chicken.
6. 1.5 million North Carolina chickens depopulated
About 1.5 million chickens are being depopulated in North Carolina due to a lack of available processing capacity as poultry plants deal with outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers.
7. How will COVID-19 affect broiler breeder flock size?
The size of the U.S. broiler breeder flock in the coming months will largely depend on the staffing situation at poultry processing plants, Joe F. Sanderson Jr., CEO of Sanderson Farms, said.
8. Miller Poultry pauses operations at Indiana plant
Miller Poultry paused operations at its plant in Steuben County, Indiana, as the company awaited the results of COVID-19 tests that were conducted on employees at the facility.
9. What do positive COVID-19 tests for poultry workers mean? (BLOG)
Terrence O'Keefe: As coronavirus tests have become available in larger numbers, testing has shifted from individuals with symptoms to testing of individuals who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but are asymptomatic.
10. West Liberty Foods plans to furlough workers
Citing a decline in demand for its products as restaurant sales have dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, West Liberty Foods will make adjustments to its operations that will eventually lead to the furlough of around 300 employees.
