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In Nicaragua, supplying beef to the U.S. comes at a high human cost
PBS News Hour - World
English - October 20, 2020 23:25 - 16.5 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When outbreaks of COVID-19 at meat processing plants in the U.S. slowed production, American wholesalers and grocery chains turned to foreign beef suppliers. Producers in the small country of Nicaragua were happy to fulfill U.S. demand -- but doing so has come at a high cost for local communities. Nate Halverson of the Center for Investigative Reporting's Reveal has the story. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders