iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Dec 18, 2020 12:15pm (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics)
Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Roast Suckling Pig Day a holiday, we must admit, that seems quite elaborate for a Friday night during a pandemic.
Reminder, the Sprout will be taking a holiday break from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3. We’ll be back with all your agriculture news on Jan. 4. Now, here’s today’s agriculture news.
The Lead
A Cargill beef-processing plant in Guelph, Ont., has been temporarily shut down due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
“As we continue to prioritize the health and safety of Cargill employees, we have decided to temporarily idle our Guelph protein facility,” Jon Nash, Cargill Protein’s North American leader, said Thursday in an emailed statement, as reported by Bloomberg. “Our focus now is on continuing to keep our employees safe and getting our facility back to normal operations.”
Oskaloosa News Recap For December 18th, 2020
National and World News
Stocks continued to climb on Thursday as the Dow added 148 points, the Nasdaq gained 106 points and the S&P increased 21 points.
Markets and investors continue to bet heavily on a new economic stimulus package reportedly valued at 908 billion dollars. Congressional leaders on both sides say a deal imminent.
New first time jobless claims data missed expectations for the second week in a row. Initial claimants totaled 885,000 while 818,000 were forecast.
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Winter Storm Gail hit NYC midweek bringing about a foot of snow and freezing rain to the area. Temperatures dropped to 27 degrees and winds reached up to 35 mph.
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