U.S. Pork Processor Seeks to Delay Court Decision Limiting Slaughter Speeds

May 5, 2021 Tom Polansek, Reuters

U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive Oklahoma pork plant, according to court documents.

Pork Plants Face Slower Hog Slaughter After Court Ruling

The U.S. pork industry faces a new speed limit on hog slaughtering, the result of a court ruling that worker groups welcomed and industry officials warned could disrupt farmers and processing plants.