UPDATE 3-Canada's Olymel ships pigs to U.S. after coronavirus outbreak closes plant
Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek (Adds comment from farmer group, Canadian government, Maple Leaf Foods) WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canada’s Olymel LP said on Friday it was shipping pigs to the United States to help clear a backlog of hogs after it had to temporarily close its Red Deer, Alberta, slaughter plant because of a coronavirus outbreak. Olymel shut the plant on Wednesday and declared force majeure - unforeseeable circumstances that prevent contract fulfilment. Alberta’s health department knows of 426 infections linked to the outbreak, including one death, spokesman Tom McMill...
Source: reuters.com