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Coronavirus Closing Processing Plants Could Force Meat Shortages

As more meat processing plants close because of the coronavirus, concerns grow about problems with the nation's food supply.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Less meat at your grocery store? It could happen. As more meat processing plants close because of the coronavirus, concerns grow about problems with the nation’s food supply.

That nice steak or hamburger? It didn’t just get to the grocery store from the farm. It went to a meat processing plant. A lot of that work has come to a stop because of COVID-19, and you will soon see the impact.

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