The week of May 3, 14 meatpacking plants resumed operations across the U.S. Three are located in the Northern Plains including the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the JBS plant in Worthington, Minnesota and the Jennie-O Turkey store in Willmar, Minnesota. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says these plants are reopening safely, following an executive order from President Trump directing facilities to implement guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and OSHA.
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