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meatpacking
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meat·pack·ing  (mtpkng)
n.
The business or activity of slaughtering animals and preparing the meat for sale.

meatpack·er n.
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Noun1.meatpacking - wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)meatpacking - wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
packaging - the business of packing; "his business is packaging for transport"


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The meatpackers can't get rid of their pork inventory, so they've cut the number of pigs they slaughter by 50,000-60,000 thousand hogs per day.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the country-of-origin labeling regime that was part of both the 2002 and 2008 farm bills will go into effect as scheduled on March 16, but that he is asking meatpackers to voluntarily follow stricter labeling practices after the effective date.
He was able to maneuver Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly, who was known for opposing organized labor, into forcing the meatpackers to sign a union deal.
 
 
 
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