ThreeSevens @threesevens 20 April 2022 Several very large food processing plants in the US have blown up/burned down recently: 1) 4/19/22 - Fire destroyed Azure Standard headquarters in Oregon, the largest independent food distributor in the US 2) 4/14/22 - Taylor Farms packaging building in Salinas, CA deemed a total loss 3) 4/13/22 - Plane crashes into Idaho potato and food processing plant 4) 4/11/22 - Crews battled fire for 16 hours at East Conway Beef and Pork, New Hampshire 5) 3/31/22 - Massive warehouse fire at large fresh onion packing facility Rio Fresh in south Texas 6) 3/24/22 - Massive Potato Processing Plant Fire Burns In Belfast, Maine 7) 3/19/22 - Fire destroys Walmart distribution center, Plainfield Indiana 8) 3/19/22 - 50,000 lb of food destroyed after fire ripped through Maricopa, AZ Food Pantry 9) 2/22/22 - 7 Injured in Explosion as Fire Engulfs Shearer's Food Plant, Hermiston Oregon 10) 2/16/22 - Louis Dreyfus reports fire at largest U.S. soy processing plant, Claypool Indiana 11) 1/14/22 - Explosion and Fire Reported at Cargill-Nutrena Feed Mill, Lecompte, LA Other: a) 4/18/22 - Union Pacific significantly cuts fertilizer shipments during spring planting season b) 27 million chickens and turkeys - and counting - are being culled because of bird flu Sources in comments.