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As workers in meat plants continue to fall sick with the coronavirus and factories shutter as a result, many Americans are suffering from meat shortages in their communities (RELATED: The Latest COVID Hot Spots as America Begins to Reopen).
In spite of this, much of the American meat supply is still being exported to China instead of being prioritized for delivery to Americans.
As Yahoo News reports:
Processors including Smithfield Foods, owned by China’s WH Group Ltd <0288.HK>, Brazilian-owned JBS USA [JBS.UL] and Tyson Foods Inc <TSN.N> temporarily closed about 20 U.S. meat plants as the virus infected thousands of employees, prompting meatpackers and grocers to warn of shortages. Some plants have resumed limited operations as workers afraid of getting sick stay home.
The disruptions mean consumers could see 30% less meat in supermarkets by the end of May, at prices 20% higher than last year, according to Will Sawyer, lead economist at agricultural lender CoBank.
While pork supplies tightened as the number of pigs slaughtered each day plunged by about 40% since mid-March, shipments of American pork to China more than quadrupled over the same period, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
Smithfield, which China’s WH Group bought for $4.7 billion in 2013, was the biggest U.S. exporter to China from January to March, according to Panjiva, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Smithfield shipped at least 13,680 tonnes by sea in March, Panjiva said, citing its most recent data.
China knows what our own @USDA refuses to admit: there’s a supply problem in the US.
“While pork supplies tightened as the number of pigs slaughtered each day plunged by about 40% since mid-March, shipments of American pork to China more than quadrupled”https://t.co/X6Y3YSxSO7
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 11, 2020
By the way, the solution isn’t to ban trade with other countries. The solution is to pass the PRIME Act which would reduce the crushing USDA regulations on small domestic meat processors, so US farmers can sell wholesome food to the people in their communities. https://t.co/WCgnGLwBv5
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 11, 2020
It’s absolutely stunning that one of America’s largest meat producers would feel brazen and shameless enough to deprive suffering Americans from direly needed food supplies while shipping the same badly needed products to a U.S. enemy.
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Jake Walker
Jake Walker has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His passions include geopolitics, history, and contemporary American politics. Jake's arrival in Washington, D.C. followed a rural New England upbringing in a tight-knit family.
They are trying to take this country down. One should ask if Comey and Schiff are still on the payroll?
We already know the Biden family was on the Chinese communist payroll. We also know democrats are siding with China over America to harm Trump. Which means they would kill us to get another globalist dictator like Obama.
It is time to end China’s ownership of anything on American soil. Time to simply confiscate their companies and any land or buildings they own. Take them. Declare they are forfeited as punishment for the corona and for the actions in the South China Sea. What can they do? Cut off trade? Let them. See how long their economy lasts.
Let us all remember we are Americans and need to support each and every one that calls America HOME.
EXCLUDE ALL THAT FEEL THE NEED TO TAKE OVER OUR COUNTRY. I don’t need a gun Because my M1A1 is ready to finish the job.
We wanted to force the Chinese to buy our goods. And so it happens we did not have to force them at all.
NOW it is time to cut the exports of critical supplies to them. And cut off ALL imports from them except for those balanced by a DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR equality. This is the time to make them pay for what they have done with
CCP virus
South China Sea grab of the oceans of the region.
Failure to curb North Korea.
Efforts to corner the supply of GOLD and make their money into the reserve currence.
WE CAN DO IT. That is, unless Biden gets in and sells his soul and the nation to them.
Since china owns the companies sending these products if they are paying the corporate taxes. China owns the company, the shipping means and they are selling to themselves so are they required to pay the taxes.
They have scammed and taken advantage of our previous lame brained government for the last 40years, thank GOD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.
No, we NEED to stop foreign countries and companies from buying our country. This is from the Bible. It is what happens when a nation turns their back on God.
AMEN
Time for the middle class, hard working American to take back what is rightfully ours and tell our government, NO MORE!
No to taxes, NO to planned Parenthood, NO to foreigners.
I AM DONE giving MY hard earned $$$ to other countries and OTHER states who are WILLFULLY financial irresponsible!
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Is anyone really surprised? Major meat packing companies have been sold to China and now these China owned companies are shipping meat to China before taking care of Americans? Smithfield Foods, the biggest pork packing company in the world was sold to China during the Obama administration.
Well, Obama wants the USA to be a muslim country…………..and muslim countries don’t USE pork products
No but it is just another way to bring America down so the Chinese are helpful along with the Muslim’s
Bacon everything sea to shining sea!
Obviously you’re not aware of the crisis in the farm belt which has been an ongoing problem for many decades. Cartels and Wall St have ripped the soul out of family farming by blocking parity pricing, while food cartels have taken over meat and poultry processing plants, paying farmers less per 100 weight than it costs to produce. The results are dramatic as farmers and ranchers are forced into farming below breakeven until they go bankrupt. And plugging the gap with imports year after year threatens our food security. No international company should be allowed to own more than 50% of one company. That’s all. As for the food cartels in the US, they should be broken up and a national parity price established for each category of food.
I am not supprised myself if meat gets hard to find for me hos run wild cows are in feilds I can dress and cutup eather one just will have to have room to freeze it I am not going hungry plus I am a little bit of a prepper
What the ???? are you trying to say?
Whether people like the idea or not, perhaps it’s time for the government to step in and nationalize these companies, all for the betterment of our people. How can companies and plants which are foreign owned on US soil, dictate to our government and our people, just who they’re going to feed with our own produce and livestock? Ridiculous! I’ve said before if these folks want to act like communists, then let’s give them a little communism in return. Enough is enough.
COME ON YOUR DAMN COMPANIES, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THIS IS ASS- BACKWARDS ON YOUR PART AND YOU KNOW BETTER.!!!!!!! AFTER WHAT CHINA HAS PUT US THROUGH , CHINA CAN DAMN WELL WAIT. WELL WILL NOT BE BULLIED BY THE LIKES OF THEM- NO WAY IN HELL.! WHAT THEY DID WAS AN ACT OF INTERNAL WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THEY HAVE SHOWN US HOW THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR PEOPLE— LIKE CRAP. WELL THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT TO US. AND FOR ME IF ANY COMPANY BOWS TO THEM SHOULD BE FINED FOR NOT DOING THEIR PART FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE THE PEOPLE SUPPORT YOUR WORKS– DON’T SHOW US THAT YOU WOULD RATHER STAB US IN THE BACK. THE PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT TO THEIR RANCHES AND FARMS AND BUYING THE MEAT AND VEG TO SUPPORT THEM.
Im sorry… Did I miss something?
Smithfield is a chinese owned company, based in the USA, whose leadership has decided to take care of the citizens of china vice taking care of US citizens… Sounds like they are doing EXACTLY the right thing for the people of china!
If Smithfield was owned by a US based company then I would be concerned. BUT they are not because Smithfields shareholders, BOD, and leaders sold out to the ChiComs with the approval of the US government. THAT is the stunning part of this diatribe, which is totally glossed over (as in NOT mentioned) by the author.
Walker, your a moron! All these F’n companies are owned by China! They have way too many comrades in the federal, state and local governments allowing these scumbags to export meat to China! It is past time for the federal government to confiscate ALL properties, companies, wealth, rights, certificates, etc….. and turn the funds over to the US treasures!
Wake up America. China is at war with us and has been aided by the Clintons and Obama. Between selling secret information and letting China buy up critical companies in the US they have put us in a extremely bad position. The answer is simple, give President Trump four more years and a republican Senate and House. He will take the proper steps to fix the China problem and the deep state thugs.
Yes, but as a measure of revenge, all that pork carries the swine flu.
A monopoly no one was looking at. Do the same as they did back in the 20s make them break up the companies. The Chinese should never have been able to buy any land here period. The proof is here with us now.
Really weird stuff going on. China sent emergency medical supplies to numerous countries, including us, that did not work or were contaminated. That includes masks, ventilators and test equipment.
Confiscate the Companies.
You headlinevis decieving these are no longer American companies especially Smithfield which is Chinese which is why we need to support American companies and sell to these companies after we support USA
We have to pass and enforce laws against any foreign entity owning a controlling interest in ANY American company. The Chinese are playing global chess to control all sectors of the world economy. If we don’t stop them – who will???
What a screwed up mess these egotistical politicians have made of our country….I doubt it will ever get back to being like it used to be some few years ago…EVer since Reagan finished his presidency, the Republican Party has gone down hill and stooped to new levels to be a “Uniparty” with the Dumbocraps…
How much are loyal patriotic Americans going to put up with?
Do we not have the genes and courage of our ancestors to stand up???
Let me add an addendum….Trump has all of our best interests at heart. He needs the help of the very people that he is trying to help….
Are they US companies if they are owned by China? China should not be allowed to own food producing companies in the US.
The president controls trade. he can stop the meat from going to china. he needs to watch when they try to ship it to other countries to resale to china ————-Grampa
They are not US companies, they are Chinese companies in the USA, complements of commiebama!
it is time to take everything back