Hurricane Ida Spares Poultry Industry
Despite the wind and accompanying deluge from a force 4 event, impact on poultry companies operating in southern Louisiana and central Mississippi were restricted to power outages and temporary cessation of operations. In an August 31st release, Sanderson Farms reported no injuries. The McComb hatchery and feed mill and the Hammond, LA. complex are without grid power. Most facilities and live-bird units are operating on emergency power. With the exception of Hammond and McComb complexes, normal operations were scheduled to resume today.
It is understood that Cal-Maine Foods did not experience any injuries among personnel or damage to facilities.
Appropriate planning for extreme weather events, preventive measures and operational procedures mitigated potential damage by both companies