Pig Farmers Fear Losses As Slaughterhouses Remain Closed Following Covid-19 Outbreaks

KEMPEN, GERMANY - JULY 02: Pigs stand in a stall at a pig farm on July 02, 2020 near Kempen, Germany. Many hog farms across the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are fearing possible losses due to the temporary closure of several large slaughterhouses due to coronavirus outbreaks among slaughterhouse workers. The biggest outbreak has been at the Toennies plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, where over 1,500 workers out of a workforce of approximately 7,000 have tested positive. So far no date has been set for when the Toennies plant will reopen. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)