World’s Top Pork Company Closes More Plants in Domino Effect
- Missouri ham plant is dependent on South Dakota slaughterhouse
- The two downstream plants also have seen some workers fall ill
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Top pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. is shutting down two more U.S. plants in a decision that underscores the vulnerability of interconnected food supply chains amid the coronavirus pandemic.