Not a conspiracy theory - food shortages and plant fires

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There are a couple people doing some research - the numbers do not add up. 88 at last count...
Import into your favorite spreadsheet for better formatting - comma-seperated values (.CSV)
Other people are piling on and searching - this is just the tip of the iceberg:

DATE,LOCATION,TYPE OF FACILITY/EVENT,ARCHIVE LINK
05/07/19,"CHINO, CA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20210302035319/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/dairy-farm-fire-in-chino/163293/
06/10/19,"CHANNELVIEW, TX",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20190613220936/http://www.feedandgrain.com/news/grain-silo-fire-in-channelview-tx
08/09/19,"HOLCOMB, KS",TYSON FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220111140403/https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news-releases/2019/8/tyson-foods-rebuild-kansas-beef-plant-and-pay-workers-following-fire
01/03/20,"OSTEGO, MI",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20200105030139/https://wwmt.com/news/local/minor-injuries-from-smoke-reported-at-vande-bunte-poultry-farm-fire-in-otsego-fire-in-otsego
01/27/20,NC/VA,DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423062703/https://www.nbc12.com/2020/01/27/k-chickens-die-farm-fires-north-carolina-virginia/
02/11/20,"ADEL, GA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20210115230900/https://www.industrialfireworld.com/542272/voluntary-evacuation-requested-during-grain-silo-fire-in-georgia
02/27/20,"BLOOMFIELD, NE",MICHAEL FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20201003074924/https://omaha.com/news/400-000-chickens-killed-in-bloomfield-nebraska-poultry-plant-fire/article_d6f4a95a-e2ad-5ca9-840c-9c5d5e34b33a.html
04/24/20,"CERES, CA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060626/https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/280000-chickens-killed-california-barn-fire-owner-says-2020-apr/530-b19ccce0-176a-4211-9020-d8c0bfbeadeb
04/24/20,"NEW BEDFORD, MA",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060630/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/24/metro/major-fire-damages-new-bedford-food-warehouse/
05/03/20,"YUCATAN, MEXICO",KEKEN FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423011954/https://yucatanmagazine.com/merida-wakes-up-to-the-smell-of-a-pork-processing-plant-on-fire/
05/23/20,"SAN FRANCISCO,CA",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20200524000014/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-23/fire-destroys-warehouse-on-san-francisco-s-fisherman-s-wharf
05/27/20,"STOCKTON,CA",MIZKAN FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423012020/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11721983/california-firefighters-battle-massive-fire-food-plant/
07/10/20,CALIFORNIA,HECTARES LOST,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423011949/https://agroinsurance.com/en/usa-wildfires-leave-farmers-suffering-significant-losses
07/21/20,"MANNINGTON, NJ",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060626/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nearly-300000-chickens-die-new-jersey-fire-red-bird-egg-farm-2020-07-21/
07/24/20,"HEMINGWAY, SC",MEAT LOCKER FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423011943/https://www.live5news.com/2020/07/24/firefighters-battle-fire-williamsburg-meat-packing-facility/
07/30/20,"LANCASTER COUNTY, PA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060626/https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/4-alarm-martic-township-blaze-killed-42-000-chickens-firefighters-saved-2-attached-buildings-chief/article_99265dc8-d1ac-11ea-b898-fffc6c89a909.html
08/16/20,"FINNEY COUNTY, KS",TYSON FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20190816234940/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tyson-foods-fire-idUSKCN1V61WT
08/26/20,"ROYAL, IA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20201116175111/https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/farmers-say-royal-grain-elevator-explosion-could-slow-harvest/
08/27/20,"ARABI, LA",DOMINO FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20200828022430/https://www.fox8live.com/2020/08/27/fire-breaks-out-domino-sugar-refinery-arabi/
09/11/20,"VANCOUVER, CANADA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20200927210813/https://globalnews.ca/news/7330329/north-vancouver-silo-collapse/
09/30/20,"BAY COUNTY, MI",HECTARES LOST,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060628/https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/09/1000-acres-of-corn-in-bay-county-sabotaged-to-kill-cows-police-say.html
10/02/20,"TREMONTONN,UT",WEST LIBERTY FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20201005160433/https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/2/21499350/tremonton-meat-packing-plant-fire-3-injured
10/07/20,"PINCONNING, MI",MR. CHIPS FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060631/https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/10/pickle-factory-fire-in-bay-county-has-mr-chips-shifting-some-production-to-georgia.html
10/14/20,"TEMPLE, TX",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20201116174759/https://www.kwtx.com/2020/10/14/fire-destroys-local-food-pantry-closes-store/
10/15/20,"MARENGO, CANADA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423021334/https://www.producer.com/news/elevator-destroyed-by-fire/
12/17/20,"DADE CITY, FL",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220423060627/https://www.fox13news.com/news/massive-fire-destroys-buildings-holding-up-to-80000-chickens-at-dade-city-farm
01/12/21,"FAYETTEVILLE, IL",DELI STAR FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220422040852/https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/24395-deli-star-deals-with-the-aftermath-of-devastating-fire
02/18/21,"MALAHIDE, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20210218173504/http://www.heartfm.ca/news/local-news/officials-investigating-fire-at-walker-dairy-farm/
02/18/21,"AYLMER, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20210223053141/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/dozens-cows-perished-fire-dairy-farm-near-aylmer-ontario-damage-3-million-cause-electrical-failure-1.5918660
02/23/21,"GOULDS, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20210413221624/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/goulds-dairy-farm-fire-1.5924100
02/24/21,"FORSYTH COUNTY, GA/NC",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220504200054/https://www.ajc.com/news/nearly-17000-chickens-killed-in-forsyth-county-farm-fire/TCOQJW5BFNEEFHJ2F3K4LN2BSE/?outputType=amp
03/03/21,"BROOTEN, MN",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220424193158/https://www.wctrib.com/news/multiple-departments-respond-to-fire-that-destroyed-farm-shop-tuesday-night-near-brooten
03/06/21,"BUCKEYE, AZ",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220323200120/https://www.12news.com/article/news/2-barns-burned-in-hickman-egg-farm-fire/75-aa7e6a0b-e64f-41b6-80b7-ca02ba185304
07/25/21,"MEMPHIS, TN",KELLOGG FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220422192120/https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/3-alarm-fire-at-kellogg-plant/522-bbef6075-cb6b-4ff9-af59-70fe264749bd
08/24/21,"COBB COUNTY, GA",PATAK MEAT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220422231546/https://www.ajc.com/news/fire-severely-damages-family-owned-cobb-meat-company/DWMOF7ITU5DP7KO3LUQXJIBHNI/
09/13/21,"GRAND ISLAND, NE",JBS MEAT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220430032140/https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/09/13/gi-fire-rescue-battling-fire-investigating-reported-explosion-jbs/
10/21/21,"CALDWELL, ID",DARIGOLD FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20211013162019/https://www.kxly.com/large-fire-damages-idaho-darigold-plant/
10/27/21,"EILLISBURG, NY",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20211121094058/https://www.nny360.com/communitynews/business/more-than-200-calves-lost-in-ellisburg-barn-fire-owner-says/article_ef9b7bbf-a4ac-541c-a7d1-6e62b8f708f6.html
11/20/21,"KANSAS CITY, KS",MAID-RITE FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220502230029/https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/111813-maid-rite-fire-ruled-accidental
12/01/21,"CORNISH, UT",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20211202091038/https://www.ksl.com/article/50295783/neighbors-pitching-in-after-cache-county-family-loses-thousands-in-hay-barn-fire\
12/02/21,"KERSEY, CO",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20211203213442/https://www.greeleytribune.com/2021/12/02/kersey-barn-a-complete-loss-after-large-fire-kills-60-cattle/
12/14/21,"COLLINS, MS",SANDERSON ANIMAL FEED PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220504084946/https://www.gwcommonwealth.com/1-hurt-boiler-explosion-mississippi-poultry-feed-mill
12/21/21,"SAN ANTONIO, TX",WEST SIDE FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220424143333/https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/12/13/west-side-food-processing-plant-left-with-smoke-damage-after-fire-safd-says/
01/01/22,"MOMENCE, IL",VAN DRUNEN FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220108073920/https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/van-drunen-site-total-loss-after-fire/article_341d2c60-6ccc-11ec-b3ae-9f702e956def.html
01/08/22,"FRESNO, CA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220110134936/https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/firefighters-investigate-suspicious-fire-at-fresno-creamery-officials-say/
01/10/22,"MELROSE, MN",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220110140727/https://knsiradio.com/2022/01/10/four-dozen-cows-lost-in-barn-fire/
01/12/22,"BURKE, NY",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220113113418/https://www.mynbc5.com/article/crews-across-franklin-county-respond-to-burke-barn-fire/38745163
01/14/22,"LECOMPTE, LA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220502013638/https://www.kalb.com/2022/01/13/fire-breaks-out-lecompte-area-feed-mill/
01/16/22,"ST. ROSA, MN",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220503065912/https://www.dairystar.com/Content/Home/Home/Article/Tragedy-strikes-a-Stearns-County-dairy-/80/254/18146
01/21/22,"WARDEN, WA",WASHINGTON POTATO FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20210414043312/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fire-breaks-out-washington-potato-plant-prompts-evacuations-n1255272
01/24/22,"MODESTO, CA",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220125001713/https://fox40.com/news/local-news/residents-told-to-stay-inside-as-fertilizer-grade-sulfur-burns-in-modesto-warehouse/
01/31/22,"WINSTON-SALEM, NC",WINSTON WEAVER FERTILIZER PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220428035759/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/winston-salem-fertilizer-plant-fire-ammonium-nitrate-explosion-potential/
02/01/22,"HAMILTON MTN, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220202170943/https://urbanicity.com/hamilton/city/2022/02/harpers-market-on-the-hamilton-mountain-has-been-destroyed-by-a-fire/
02/02/22,"OSTERBURG, PA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220424193254/https://www.tribdem.com/news/90-milk-cows-perish-in-bedford-county-barn-fire/article_7038150e-83a4-11ec-a6ac-e76e7323d196.html
02/03/22,"STOWE, VT",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220220194630/https://vtdigger.org/2022/02/03/fire-kills-at-least-130-cows-at-stowe-dairy-farm/
02/03/22,"MAUSTON, WI",WISCONSIN RIVER MEAT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220205004220/https://www.nbc15.com/2022/02/05/mauston-meat-processing-plant-loses-storefront-fire/
02/04/22,"LIVE OAK, CA",DIAMOND WALNUT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220424193216/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fire-california-diamond-walnut-factory-b2008086.html
02/07/22,"NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220304103901/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/community-kingston-barn-fire-1.6342368
02/10/22,"STOWE, VT",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220331055325/https://www.vtcng.com/stowe_reporter/news/local_news/130-cows-historic-barn-lost-in-percy-farm-fire/article_c58325e2-8a7c-11ec-9a67-1b2af3b52f73.html
02/15/22,"EL PASO, TX",BONANZA FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220218232420/https://cbs4local.com/news/local/commercial-building-fire-in-south-el-paso-sparks-demands-from-residents
02/16/22,"CLAYPOOL, IN",LDS FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220218104152/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/louis-dreyfus-reports-fire-largest-us-soy-processing-plant-2022-02-16/
02/24/22,"LAMBTON COUNTY, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220225001606/https://www.theobserver.ca/news/about-100-cattle-lost-in-early-morning-lambton-county-blaze
02/28/22,"HERMSTON, OR",SHEARER'S FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220425154002/https://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2022/oregon-plant-fire-sparks-fear-of-job-loss/
02/28/22,"SUNNYSIDE, WA",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220504075613/https://www.yakimaherald.com/fire-at-nutrien-ag-solutions-in-sunnyside/image_eb08c83c-4fda-5295-b1cf-7d88b1d23140.html
03/13/22,"JONESBORO, AR",NESTLE FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220425154018/https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/26372-nestle-hot-pockets-plant-remains-shuttered-following-fire
03/16/22,"PLAINFIELD, IN",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220419133151/https://fox59.com/indiana-news/crews-leave-scene-of-walmart-warehouse-fire-what-we-know-so-far/
03/21/22,"BUFFALO COUNTY, WI",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220422145146/https://www.news8000.com/buffalo-county-barn-fire-kills-100-cows/
03/24/22,"BELFAST, ME",MCCRUM POATO FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220331084449/https://www.necn.com/news/local/massive-fire-at-maine-potato-plant-ruled-accidental/2708270/
03/29/22,"MARICOPA, AZ",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220427132050/https://www.azfamily.com/2022/03/29/50000-lb-food-destroyed-after-fire-ripped-through-maricopa-food-pantry/
03/31/22,"SAN JUAN, TX",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220424143334/https://vegetablegrowersnews.com/news/fire-damages-rio-fresh-onion-warehouse-facility/
04/11/22,"CONWAY, NH",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220428094401/https://www.wmtw.com/article/cattle-rescued-fire-destroys-meat-market/39711085
04/13/22,"SALINAS, CA",TAYLOR FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220422072534/https://kion546.com/news/2022/04/13/fire-at-taylor-farms-in-salinas/
04/13/22,"HEYBURN, ID",GEM STATE FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220429095405/https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2022/04/20/idaho-ups-pilot-killed-instantly-after-her-plane-crashes-into-potato-processing-plant/
04/18/22,"DUFUR, OR",AZURE FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220428000750/https://www.goldendalesentinel.com/news/fire-consumes-azure-headquarters/article_ec46b7f8-c65d-11ec-8a5d-7f0abb40bb48.html
04/19/22,"LEOTI, KS",WAREHOUSE FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220420132336/https://www.kake.com/story/46322907/chemical-fire-near-leoti-people-evacuated
04/22/22,"SHERBROOKE, CANADA",CVA FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220323171948/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sherbrooke-food-lab-fire-1.6394381
04/24/22,"CEDAR RAPIDS, IA",GENERAL MILLS FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220425074005/https://www.firefighternation.com/firefighting/general-mills-food-processing-plant-roof-catches-fire-in-cedar-rapids-ia%EF%BF%BC/
04/28/2022,"WINSTON-SALEM, NC",FERTILIZER PLANT FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220428035759/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/winston-salem-fertilizer-plant-fire-ammonium-nitrate-explosion-potential/
04/29/22,"SPOKANE VALLEY, WA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220501204723/https://www.khq.com/news/crews-investigating-grain-silo-fire-in-spokane-valley/video_6c262830-c84f-11ec-9c07-5f51a07f62aa.html
04/29/22,"BROKEN BOW, NE",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220504201616/https://www.feedandgrain.com/news/feed-mill-fire-at-adams-land-cattle-in-nebraska
04/30/22,"CHESAPEAKE, WV",PERDUE ANIMAL FEED PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220501080038/https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2588767352934/perdue-farms-plant-catches-fire-in-chesapeake
04/30/22,"KALONA, WA",GRAIN SILO FIRE,https://web.archive.org/web/20220501093518/https://www.kciiradio.com/2022/04/30/local-departments-handle-kalona-grain-fire/
04/30/22,"CLEVELAND, OH",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220501100522/https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/chicken-products-intended-for-restaurants-are-recalled/ar-AAWMjlG
05/01/22,"LANCASTER COUNTY, PA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220501103535/https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/avian-flu-is-placing-a-huge-strain-on-lancaster-county-poultry-farms-vigilance-is-imperative/article_412f9d50-c809-11ec-aeb3-cf0c74174f3e.html
05/01/22,"OKLAHOMA CITY, OK",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220501194044/https://www.krmg.com/news/avian-influenza-confirmed-domestic-poultry-sequoyah-county/4RQPVRQKDJHSZIU24MG4CZOLAE/
05/01/22,"JONES COUNTY, MS",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220503061429/https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/jones-county-chicken-farm-destroyed-in-sunday-night-fire/ar-AAWQg4J
05/02/22,"FRESNO, CA",SALADINO FOOD PROCESSING PLANT,https://web.archive.org/web/20220502174256/https://abc30.com/fresno-food-processing-plant-fire-saladinos-foodservice-amonia-leak-employees-evacuated/11811148/
05/03/22,"BLACK RAPIDS, CANADA",DESTROYED CATTLE/POULTRY/HOGS,https://web.archive.org/web/20220504061318/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/massive-barn-fire-at-black-rapids-dairy-farm-1.3581508

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