Coronavirus (COVID-19)

An extended report in Reuters showcases how labor issues stemming from Brexit policies and the coronavirus crisis are distressing the UK’s chicken sector, with price hikes for consumers on the horizon.

Researchers with the USDA Agricultural Research Service have determined that poultry and swine cannot replicate the SARS-CoV-2 virus or transmit it to humans.

Croatia’s poultry processors can take advantage of direct EU grants to address liquidity shortages stemming from the coronavirus crisis.

A labor court in Santa Catarina has confirmed an injunction ordering JBS SA, the world's largest meatpacker, to reinstate about 40 indigenous people dismissed after May 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic started to ravage meat plants in Brazil.…

Researchers and companies will collaborate to research coronaviruses in people and animals, and help tackle outbreaks

Judges on a the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals panel appeared leery of Tyson Foods Inc’s claim that it was acting under the federal government’s direction when it kept an Iowa processing plant open during the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis.…

The UK NFU has been working with the government and turkey industry to identify solutions for concerns that migrant seasonal poultry workers would face travel restrictions this year due to COVID-19.

The UK's National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to implement a COVID-19 Recovery Visa to address labor shortages that are adversely impacting the supply chain.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $700 million in competitive grand funding will be available to help farmers and meat plant workers with pandemic-related health and safety costs.

The 2021 National Safety Conference for the US poultry industry highlighted the impacts and lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic while stressing the need for emergency response plans.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack outlining potential solutions to the on-going supply chain issues facing US farmers.

Tyson Foods Inc said on 3 September that labor unions have agreed to support its requirement for US employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November.

A new cross-industry report is calling for the UK government to implement a 12-month COVID-19 Recovery Visa to address workforce shortages in the agri-food sector.

Tyson Foods said on 26 August it is offering US chicken plant workers the chance to win $10,000 once a week for the next five weeks if they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The USDA has unveiled a proposed framework to overhaul surveillance for viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging zoonotic diseases and build an early warning system.

The USDA is filling the gaps in its COVID-19 aid by including contract livestock and poultry producers in the latest update of pandemic assistance assistance.

Fast-food chain Nando's has been forced to temporarily close more than 40 outlets in Britain, around 10% of its restaurants, after staff shortages hit its chicken supply chain in the latest blow to the country's hospitality sector.…

OSHA, the US agency that regulates workplace safety issued guidance urging employers to require many fully vaccinated workers to wear masks to protect unvaccinated colleagues and customers, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.…

Brazil's BRF SA reports a net loss for the second quarter of 2021, as higher grain prices and the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on the pork and chicken processor.

About 5,400 Tyson Foods Inc employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or received their first shots since the meat processor last week ordered its entire US workforce to be vaccinated by November.