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Hog Farming for Smithfield Foods During COVID-19

Hog Farming for Smithfield Foods During COVID-19 | An Impacted Farmer in MN | GZERO World

Shockwaves rippling through the global food supply chain are having real world effects — and not just at your neighborhood Wendy's. GZERO World with Ian Bremmer introduces you to Mike Patterson, one Minnesota hog farmer in the crosshairs of a nationwide crisis. He told us the current problem "shows the fragility of the system. That one piece goes down in that processing chain and we're not able to get meat to consumers."
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The US and Iran are deadlocked over the Strait of Hormuz. Kori Schake and Ian Bremmer discuss what went wrong, and what Trump's options are.