Veronica Martinez Jacobo, USA TODAY

Cheap chicken, beef came at a cost. How American meat plants bred coronavirus hot spots.

The meatpacking industry has evolved into a marvel of modern efficiency, producing 105 billion pounds annually of poultry, pork, beef and lamb destined for dinner tables across America and the world. That’s nearly double what it produced three decades ago. But its evolution came at a cost. The same

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, Veronica Martinez Jacobo, USA TODAY and Rachel Axon, USA TODAY

/ 22 May 2020

Cheap chicken, beef came at a cost. How American meat plants bred coronavirus hot spots.

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