US meat plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat
US meat plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat By JOSH FUNK and TOM KRISHER Published article NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: A butcher processes some meat at Vincents Meat Market on April 17, 2020, in Bronx borough of New York City. Some of the country's largest meat processing plants closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak after a factory in South Dak Expand OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. factories have been cranking out goods during much of the pandemic at rates that are remarkably close to normal. However, manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the count...