(KWWL) -- In a full-page ad, Tyson Foods board chairman explained the impact the recent plant closures are having on the supply chain.

Board Chairman John Tyson wrote in the ad ran in the New York Times, Washington Post and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that there will be a shortage of pork, beef and chicken in the supply chain.

"There will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed," he said.

Along with the shortage of products, Tyson claims that the closures also cause a food waste problem and millions of chickens, pigs and cattle will be depopulated.

"Farmers across the nation simply will not have anywhere to sell their livestock to be processed, when they could have fed the nation," Tyson said.

Tyson announced in the ad that they are waiving the waiting period to qualify for short-term disability so if workers get sick, they can immediately be paid.

They are also waiving the co-pay, co-insurance and deductible for COVID-19 testing related doctor visits.

Tyson wrote in the ad that $60 million in bonuses is being paid to employees who are on the front line, and the company has donated $11 million in meals since mid-March.

Read the full ad here: