date:Mar 06, 2013
mittee, that such a furlough could cost the industry more than$10 billion in production losses and workers more than $400million in wages.
Cargill is waiting for the USDA to determine its actual plan,Martin said. Tyson will develop contingency plans after gettingmore details from the USDA, Mickelson said. Food inspectors weredeemed essential during previous budgetary impasses, Tom Super,a spokesman for the National Chicken Council, said in an e-mail.
The USDA is responsible for the safety of m