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Number of hogs euthanized due to COVID-19 impacts still unknown

07/15/20 2:40 AM By Noah Wicks
KEYWORDS aphis brian hoefs Dave Pyburn David Meeker David Miller euthanasia Heroes Act hogs national pork board pork relief for producers act Steve Meyer swine usda
Closures of meatpacking plants due to COVID-19 built up a backlog of at least 3 million hogs. With nowhere else to send them, some producers have resorted to euthanasia.
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Noah Wicks
Associate Editor

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