This #StupidCorona is causing absolute chaos with significant chunks of food production here in the U.S.
Previous MattChat posts have focused on milk, tomatoes and potatoes -- among other things.
Now...... we've got pigs in the news.
With coronavirus outbreaks closing slaughterhouses across the country, the American hog industry is running out of space to physically keep a backup of live pigs.
Hog farms are so crowded that producers are starting to euthanize their animals.
In a normal week, the American pork industry kills 2.5 million pigs. This week, it will kill only 2 million.
"We're looking at a backup of a half a million pigs a week, starting this week. And we were already backed up by about a half million. This is bad."
(https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/04/23/Farmers-start-to-kill-pigs-they-cant-sell-to-slaughterhouses-due-to-closures/8001587596149/)
Some people are asking, "Why don't you just give them away?"
Nice idea, but unfortunately, there are a whole bunch of issues with doing something like that:
- logistics
- food safety
- humane treatment of animals
- liability
- governmental red tape
Just another very unfortunate situation resulting from the corona chaos.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
Now...... we've got pigs in the news.
With coronavirus outbreaks closing slaughterhouses across the country, the American hog industry is running out of space to physically keep a backup of live pigs.
Hog farms are so crowded that producers are starting to euthanize their animals.
In a normal week, the American pork industry kills 2.5 million pigs. This week, it will kill only 2 million.
"We're looking at a backup of a half a million pigs a week, starting this week. And we were already backed up by about a half million. This is bad."
(https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/04/23/Farmers-start-to-kill-pigs-they-cant-sell-to-slaughterhouses-due-to-closures/8001587596149/)
Some people are asking, "Why don't you just give them away?"
Nice idea, but unfortunately, there are a whole bunch of issues with doing something like that:
- logistics
- food safety
- humane treatment of animals
- liability
- governmental red tape
Just another very unfortunate situation resulting from the corona chaos.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt