Major Pork Processing Plant in US <br />Is Shut Down Indefinitely The Smithfield pork production plant <br />closed when it was discovered that more than <br />240 employees had been infected by the coronavirus. Located in Sioux Falls, SD, <br />the infected employees make up <br />more than half of the cases in the state. The plant accounts for a <br />staggering four to five percent <br />of the U.S. pork production. Kenneth Sullivan, CEO, via CNN Kenneth Sullivan, CEO, via CNN SD Governor Kristi Noem <br />has recommended that the plant <br />remain closed for at least two weeks. Meat processors in other <br />states including Pennsylvania and Iowa <br />have also closed because of infected employees.
