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Nothing To See Here

written by

Mike Ferguson

posted on

September 22, 2022

Food processing plants and distribution centers are now burning to a crisp in rapid succession, a peculiar trend that has been growing since 2021.

The Economic Ninja, and the Western Standard, recently compiled a list of just some of these fires that are ripping through the nation since 2021. These include:

Maid-Rite Steak Company (Pennsylvania)

Food Processing plant in San Antonio, Texas

Cargill-Nutrena (Los Angeles, CA)

Van Drunen (Illinois)

Potato plant in Maine

Potato plant in Washington state

Harpers’ Market (Ontario, Canada)

Mauston Meat Processing Plant (Wisconsin)

Bonzana Meat Company (El Paso, Texas)

Sheorers Foods (Oregon)

Nestlte Hot Pockets plant (Arkansas)

Walmart distribution center (Indiana)

Walmart storefront (Edgewood, New Mexico)

Walmart storefront (Clark County/Las Vegas, Nevada)

Rio Fresh Onion facility (Southern Texas)

East Conway Beef & Pork (New Hampshire)

Deli Star (Illinois)

Tyson poultry plant (Kentucky)

Rice dryer at Kellogg’s plant (Indiana)

Tyson feed ingredients (Alabama)

Meat provider in Georgia

JBS meat plant (Nebraska)

Smithfield Foods plant (North Carolina)

Fertilizer plant in North Carolina

Wisconsin River Meats

Louis Dreyfus – largest soy processing plant in U.S. (Indiana)

Potato plant processor in Oregon

Fertilizer plant in Kansas

Plane crash near General Mills cereal plant (Georgia)

Plane crash into Gem State [Potato] Processing facility (Idaho)

East Conway Beef & Pork butcher shop and meat market (Maine)

Industrial food preparation and processing facility (Quebec, Canada)

Maricopa Food Pantry (Arizona)

Patak Meat Production company (Georgia)

River Valley Ingredients plant (Alabama)




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