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We have 1500 team members and 60 something locations. The policy changes and procedure development have been constant. Forgive me if this isn't all 100% stated perfectly - We implemented a $2/hr bonus for all people at facilities in states with shelter in place policies. Keeping people away...

Uhh....Covid-19? Beef Plant Closures: Tyson in Wallula, WA (indefinitely closed): On April 23rd, Tyson announced it will indefinitely close its Wallula facility to test all employees. The plant employs around 1,400 people and can process about 2,300 head per day. JBS in Green Bay, WI...

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Sorry for the terrible formatting. Last year on 4/27 we processed 468,000 hogs and 120,000 cattle. This year? 318,000 and 81,000. SJ_LS710 St Joseph, MO Mon Apr 27, 2020 USDA Market News Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection...

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So,.....we’ve gone from “no meat shortage!!!” to “we need more thorium reactors!!” You have no idea what “factory farming” is or why it is a thing. While I don’t disagree with you on the thorium reactor bit, I do think you need to acknowledge that there are a lot of smart people out there...

Really, IDGAF. I'm killing birds and my friends are killing hogs. Believe what you want. Ok, I do care, and happy to verify my bona fides if you need it. I'm the president of #3 and #9 on the list below. I'm the current president of the Iowa Poultry Association, the Secretary of the...

Yes it is. My company alone has culled 5,000,000 egg laying hens. This is from an industry trade journal. Beef Plant Closures: JBS in Souderton, PA: On March 31st, the JBS Souderton, Pa. plant “temporarily reduced production because several senior management team members have displayed...

Owning any big twin cessna is not a casual financial exercise. But it sure is nice. :)

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I had no doubt, just curious if you’d ever done the math. I have generally have no problems with backyard flocks, but have a few recommendations. 1. Please register your premises with appropriate state agencies and cooperate in the case of a disease outbreak. 2. Please get appropriate...

JOOC, have you ever done the math on the all-in cost for you to produce a dozen eggs? I find this a fascinating case study, as I've raised my own cattle and hogs and am always looking at the cost vs. quality. I've never been able to have a backyard flock due to bio-security concerns with my...

It is both. There is no separate middle supply chain in eggs. I buy the baby chick and I deliver finished product to the retail store. There are 320,000,000 egg laying hens in the US. 55% goes to retail, 12% goes to food service, and 33% gets turned into liquid egg for ingredients, patties...

I’m sorry, but there are so many things wrong with this. Just...no.

We got approached today to buy hatching eggs from a broiler company to break into liquid egg. Eggs from 2 million layers for 8 weeks. That is roughly 80,000,000 meat chickens that won’t get to the food supply later this year. My company is on a path to produce 40,000,000 fewer pounds of...

Not that I’m aware of, but this is one of our companies that is doing some cool things with egg shells. You know that tiny thin membrane on the inner surface of the shell? https://www.biova.com/

Certainly, and they’re great products too. I keep quart cartons in my fridge because it is so convenient. The eggs are ultra pasteurized with ESL technology and packaged in a modified atmosphere fill/seal system for gable top cartons...

Answered above. Many regulatory and technical hurdles. We have food safety regulations, animal welfare certifications, and transport logistics. Packaging has to be approved by USDA. SKUs have to be created and bar coding added so POS works. If you guys understood what is required on the...

You know the scrambled eggs you see at every hotel breakfast buffet? https://www.eggsolutions.com/foodservice/scrambled-eggs/ Most restaurants use a product like this- https://www.eggsolutions.com/foodservice/liquid-eggs/ QSR’s use products like these...

We really can’t in the short term. We are all attempting a huge pivot from the demand that has died(food service, restaurant, hotels, schools) to the retail demand which has exploded. It is an enormous logistical challenge. My company is trying to source an extra 250,000 egg cartons. Per day.