Smithfield Foods Inc will restart its plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from May 7 after being idled for more than three weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, the world's biggest pork processor said late on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: The closed Smithfield Foods pork plant is seen as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S., April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
The company said it would take a phased approach to resuming its operations and that the plant was expected to be fully operational by late May.
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