Tyson Board Chairman Says the Food Supply Chain Is 'Breaking' In an ad, board chairman John Tyson wrote that "millions of pounds of meat" will disappear due to plants closing over COVID-19.
He explained that livestock will be depopulated and farmers won't have anywhere to sell them.
John Tyson, via ad Tyson has shut down plants in Indiana and Iowa for coronavirus testing.
The Iowa closing comes after many employees called out sick, leading to slower production.
According to CNN, authorities say 182 coronavirus cases originated from the Iowa plant in Waterloo.
The company's chairman wrote that the plants have been sanitized daily and moves were made to protect workers.
Despite the steps, three employees tell CNN that more needs to be done.
The coronavirus pandemic has also led to South Dakota's Smithfield Foods and Minnesota's JBS pork shutting down.
Along with Tyson's in Iowa, 15 percent of pork production comes from those three spots.
