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Senator Marco Rubio: ‘We’ll Have to Go a Little Vegan’ During Pandemic

May 7, 2020
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Senator Marco Rubio: ‘We’ll Have to Go a Little Vegan’ During Pandemic

Senator Marco Rubio [R-FL] says America’s current meat shortage due to the coronavirus lockdown is reason for the nation to go “a little vegan.”

He told Fox and Friends this morning: “Unlike other supply chain issues, this has nothing to do with anyone overseas. This has to do with how many people can you make work inside one of these processing plants—they’re all very close to each other and there’s a public health risk,” Rubio said of the crisis currently impacting the nation’s meat supply. “So there’s been disruptions there. I know people are working hard to get that resolved. In the meantime, I guess we’ll have to go a little vegan, right?”

Meatpacking plants and slaughterhouses are shutting down in record numbers across the nation as the coronavirus spreads in unsafe working conditions. Employees in these operations are often forced to work long hours on production lines standing “elbow to elbow,” making it difficult to observe current social distancing recommendations.

Coronavirus is spreading among slaughterhouse workers.

Trump to Meat Industry: ‘Stay Open’

Last week, President Trump issued an executive “stay open” order for the nation’s meat industry.

“Yeah, we’re working with Tyson, we’re going to sign an executive order today, I believe. And, that will solve any liability problems where they had certain liability problems and, we’ll be in very good shape,” the president said during an event at the Oval Office.

But despite the stay open orders, meat production has plummeted. Earlier today Steve Meyer, an economist for Kerns and Associates, told SF Gate that Tyson’s pork production numbers dropped by 50 percent.

“By my calculations, last Friday, pork production was down 42.9% for all U.S. companies,” he said. “Tyson, by my calculations, was down by 57,780 hogs processed per day from a capacity of 78,500 processed per day. That’s 74% short.”

Fast-food chain Wendy’s has pulled back on its meat offerings in several locations due to the shortage. Big box retailers like Costco and Sam’s Club have started limiting consumer meat purchases in an effort to maintain supply.

Rubio’s vegan assessment may not be far off from reality. Consumers have been increasing their spending on vegan products, specifically meat. Nielsen sales data from March show a 280 percent surge in vegan meat sales. Other vegan products are seeing spikes as well; oat milk sales soared by more than 467 percent in March.

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Senator Marco Rubio: ‘We’ll Have to Go a Little Vegan’ During Pandemic

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Senator Marco Rubio tells Fox and Friends America has to go a little vegan during the coronavirus pandemic as meat becomes limited.

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