Winter Weather Halts Chicken Processing in the South
Cold weather is temporarily halting operations at poultry plants in the American south. Wayne-Sanderson Farms, the third largest chicken processor, says it shut down or cut shifts at several of its facilities in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas on Tuesday because of severe weather. Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat supplier, says it scaled back operations at some U.S. facilities on Tuesday due to winter weather and is working to fulfill customer orders at other locations, a spokeswoman said. Tyson and rival Cargill...
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