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Mike Rounds: “One of the major packers told me that in some cases, they…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Washington Post Live Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Meatpacking, Cybersecurity, and Voting Rights

Published | Video Starts at 10:07

There was a fire last year in one plant, just as an example. COVID 19 slowed down their capacity. One of the producers told me, or One of the major packers told me that in some cases, they were only operating at about 70% capacity. That's slowing down the amount of beef that's being made available to be put into a grocery store. And if there's less meat there, but you still have high demand this time of the year, people know how good beef is. (10:07–10:13)

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