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Swift’s Production Down After Raids

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More than two weeks after immigration raids resulted in the detention of 1,282 Swift & Co. workers, the company’s pork plants still have not returned to full capacity and the slowdown has caused hog prices to drop.

“Output levels are expected to be below normal over the short-term,” said Swift spokesman Sean McHugh. He said the Swift production facilities are operating on all shifts, though.

With Swift running below capacity, hog farmers who need to sell their animals have had fewer buyers, driving prices down. David Preisler, executive director of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association, estimates that the raids are costing pork producers $6 per pig. Click here.

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