Despite what the White House is saying, this source said the estimates should be taken seriously. The health of the American people remains President Trump’s top priority and that will continue as we monitor the efforts by states to ease restrictions," Deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere said.ĭespite White House claims the projections have not be presented and vetted by to the Coronavirus Task Force, a source close to the task force said some members have seen the new CDC projections. The President’s phased guidelines to open up America again are a scientific driven approach that the top health and infectious disease experts in the federal government agreed with. This data is not reflective of any of the modeling done by the task force or data that the task force has analyzed. “This is not a White House document nor has it been presented to the Coronavirus Task Force or gone through interagency vetting.
The pandemic has halved the amount of pork processing capacity in the country, Tyson said in its earnings call. The company also said it will continue producing less meat than usual, as workers refrain from coming to work during the outbreak. Tyson Foods warned Monday that it expects more meat plant closures this year. President Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at keeping meat plants open during the crisis. The union said last week the closures have resulted in a 25% reduction in pork slaughter capacity and 10% reduction in beef slaughter capacity. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union estimated last week that 20 meatpacking and food processing workers have died so far. Some background: The limits are because of high demand from shoppers while top meat suppliers are temporarily closing their factories because workers are falling ill. Kroger, the country's largest supermarket chain, announced a similar rule last week. The company announced on Monday that it's limiting shoppers to three items of beef, pork and poultry products to "help ensure more members are able to purchase merchandise they want and need." John G Mabanglo/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockĬostco became the latest retailer to implement purchasing limits on fresh meat because of the slowdown at processing plants during the coronavirus pandemic. Shoppers view prime and choice meat selections in the meat department at a Costco Wholesale in Vacaville, California, on April 29.
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