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Side effects: Fuel demand crash shuts U.S. ethanol plants, meatpackers lack refrigerant

Side effects: Fuel demand crash shuts U.S. ethanol plants, meatpackers lack refrigerant

A slew of U.S. ethanol plants have shut down as fuel demand has collapsed during the coronavirus outbreak, and meatpackers have been hit by a worrying side-effect: less carbon dioxide is now available to chill beef, poultry and pork.