Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced that it will proactively suspend operations at its Monmouth, IL facility beginning the week of April 27 and until further notice after a small portion of its 1,700 employees tested positive for COVID-19. The Monmouth plant represents approximately three percent of U.S. fresh pork supplies and also produces bacon. Employees will be paid during the closure.
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April 24, 2020/ Smithfield Foods/ USA/
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