Money ‘Horrible choices’: Iowa livestock producers may have to euthanize pigs as packing plants struggle April 21, 2020Donnelle Eller, Des Moines RegisterComments Off on ‘Horrible choices’: Iowa livestock producers may have to euthanize pigs as packing plants struggle With meatpacking workers sick or exposed to COVID-19, pork processing capacity has dropped 25%, leaving Iowa producers with difficult decisions.