Thousands of Pigs Rot in Compost as U.S. Faces Meat Shortage (2)

There is perhaps no more dramatic an example of the destruction plaguing America’s food supply chain than this: Thousands of pigs are rotting on compost heaps as grocers run out of meat.

Covid-19 outbreaks at slaughterhouses have led to the largest pig culling effort the U.S. has ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of animals are already backed up, and CoBank estimates 7 million animals may have to be destroyed this quarter alone. That’s about a billion pounds of meat lost to consumers.

Some farms in Minnesota are even using chippers -- reminiscent of the 1996 movie “Fargo” -- ...