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Shelf Life

Consolidation has made the meat industry vulnerable to crises like COVID-19

by Chloe Sorvino

Dec 6, 2022

In this excerpt from "Raw Deal," author Chloe Sorvino explains how America's meat supply chain became so fragile.

A worker processes meat at an independent butcher in May, 2020, following closures at several major plants due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

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How might the beef industry diversify in the U.S.?

by Ashley Ahearn

Mar 22, 2022

One rancher in the Pacific Northwest built her own supply chain to control how her cows get to market.

Cory Carman loads a saddle into a trailer at Carman Ranch in Wallowa, Oregon.

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It's time to reform the meatpacking industry, farmers say

by Andy Uhler

Jun 22, 2021

Representatives are pushing for an overhaul of the $213 billion sector, to be discussed during a committee hearing Wednesday.

Retail meat prices have remained high since the pandemic after many plants became virus hot spots and reduced capacity.

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Race and Economy

Complex, enduring economic factors put Latinx people at high risk for COVID

by Adam Rayes

Mar 17, 2021

In one Colorado county, many Latinx people work in "essential" jobs and live with roommates or relatives, making them vulnerable.

With so many high-risk factors, some members of the Latinx community don't know how they could realistically avoid exposure to COVID-19.

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Where's the beef? (Raised, slaughtered and processed?)

by Dan Weissmann

Nov 19, 2013

Meatpackers and ranchers are fighting each other over new labeling rules.

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