# Tyson Foods idles largest pork plant as virus slams industry | AP News

> Tyson Foods idled its largest pork plant as the coronavirus outbreak hit the meatpacking industry. Retail prices for some meat products are starting to rise, and analysts warn of possible grocery shortages. Hog prices are falling sharply on excess supply.

- Date: 2020-04-23 · published 2020-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53799-tyson-foods-idles-largest-pork-plant-as-virus-slams-industry-ap-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing the largest pork plant cuts hog slaughter capacity and leaves more hogs unsold, which pressures hog prices lower. Lower packing throughput also weighs on cattle and chicken demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-08-24 | [ASF, FMD and Classical Swine Fever Activity Highlight Global Disease Risks for Pork Industry - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15887-asf-fmd-and-classical-swine-fever-activity-highlight-global-disease-risks-for.md) | -0.1% | -6.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-06 | [China boosts beef imports as killer hog virus blights pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58567-china-boosts-beef-imports-as-killer-hog-virus-blights-pork.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-30 | [Diseases threaten the livestock industry in the Mekong Delta](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16137-diseases-threaten-the-livestock-industry-in-the-mekong-delta.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-29 | [Observers Watching ASF in China, Herd Size a Variable Impacting Demand for Feed and Pork \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48102-observers-watching-asf-in-china-herd-size-a-variable-impacting-demand-for-feed.md) | +1.6% | +8.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-02-26 | [Vietnam culls hundreds of thousands poultry amid bird flu spread - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54485-vietnam-culls-hundreds-of-thousands-poultry-amid-bird-flu-spread-xinhua-english.md) | -1.3% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/d21fe9a4864971427d40fd2caa61ad34

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