由于新冠疫情，美国的肉类开始短缺
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>. <span word="Meat">Meat</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="next">next</span>.</p><p>如果你认为厕纸短缺是严重问题，那肉类短缺就会成为下一个问题。</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span> <span word="Foods">Foods</span>, <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shutter">shutter</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> 100,000 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>.</p><p>泰森食品董事长约翰·泰森警告说新冠疫情迫使该公司关闭全国门店，因为该公司10万员工中有部分人生病了。</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="pork">pork</span>, <span word="beef">beef</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>.”</p><p>他写道：“这意味着一件事。这个食品供应链很脆弱，因为猪肉、牛肉和鸡肉厂都被迫关闭了，短期内肉类供应链将会减少数百万磅。”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ripple">ripple</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>, <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>.”</p><p>泰森强调，消费者会受到牵连，因为“零售店的商品有限，只有在目前关闭的门店重新开门以后问题才能得到解决。”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span>, <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> 182 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="county">county</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>, <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Smithfield">Smithfield</span> <span word="Foods">Foods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sioux">Sioux</span> <span word="Falls">Falls</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="JBS">JBS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Worthington">Worthington</span>, <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="indefinitely">indefinitely</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="April">April</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.</p>
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