JBS to Shut Colorado Beef Plant Through April 24 on Outbreak
The JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado on April 10.
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JBS SA, the world’s top meat company, will shutter its beef facility in Greeley, Colorado, through April 24 amid an outbreak of the coronavirus among plant employees and neighboring communities.
The Greeley facility will wind down operations over the next two days with a diminished staff to ensure existing product in the facility can be used to support food supply needs, the company said in a statement on Monday. The move comes after union officials reported that at least 50 people employed at the plant in Colorado’s Weld County tested positive for the virus, with two employee deaths reported from complications related to Covid-19.