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Friday, September 19, 2025
World's leading meatpacker JBS prepares for cattle shortage in 2026
Brazilian meatpacker JBS is bracing for a potential shift in the nation's cattle cycle that may reduce the number of animals available for slaughter next year.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Brazilian meatpackers re-evaluate beef exports to US on tariff hike
Brazilian meatpackers are weighing whether to make new shipments of beef products to the United States after President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazil last week, Roberto Perosa, president of Brazilian beef lobby ABIEC (Associa ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Brazil's meatpackers stop sales to Carrefour as latter decides not to offer Mercosur-produced meat in France
Meatpackers in Brazil are suspending sales to Carrefour in retaliation to the company's decision to stop offering meat produced in Mercosur nations to customers in its home country of France, Folha de S. Paulo reported.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Brazilian banks join EU in denying credit to meatpackers linked to illegal deforestation
In a move echoing new European Union regulations aimed at protecting rainforests, Brazilian banks have committed to refusing credit to meatpackers that source cattle from illegally deforested areas, Fortune reported.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Brazilian meatpackers face profit decline amid US sales slump
Brazilian meatpacking companies have encountered a significant drop in profits during the first quarter of the year due to underperforming sales in the US, MercoPress reported.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
US meatpacker Tyson Foods forecast full-year sales above traders' estimates
Major US meatpacker Tyson Foods has projected full-year sales above estimates from Wall Street, which indicates increased demand for its more expensive chicken and beef even though the country is coping with decades-high levels of inflation ...
Monday, November 14, 2022
Brazilian meatpacker BRF SA reports US$26 million loss in third quarter
Major Brazilian meatpacker BRF SA announced a net loss of BRL 137 million (~US$26 million; BRL 1 = US$0.19) for the third quarter of the year, which did not meet analysts' expectations of a slim profit, due to increased debt expenses and in ...
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Major Brazilian meatpacker says animal health risk assessments blocking trade
Joao Sampaio, the director of institutional affairs at major Brazilian beef processor Minerva SA, said unfair health risk assessments are blocking the global meat trade, Reuters reported.
Saturday, May 28, 2022
US proposes new rule requiring meatpackers to be transparent in dealings with contract chicken farmers
The US Biden Administration has proposed a new rule that will make it mandatory for meatpackers to be transparent in their dealings with contract chicken farmers to improve competition in this highly consolidated sector, Reuters reported.
Monday, May 16, 2022
US House panel says meatpackers persuaded Trump to keep operations open amid the COVID-19 pandemic
A US House panel report said major US meatpackers drafted the executive order issued by US President Donald Trump in 2020 to keep meat plant operations open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported.
Friday, April 29, 2022
CEOs of major beef meatpackers deny market manipulation is behind rising beef prices
The CEOs of four major meatpacking corporations denied working together to control beef supplies or prices, defending themselves against claims of profiteering at a US congressional testimony, Bloomberg reported.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Canada's four biggest meatpackers allegedly price-fixing beef for years
Canada's four biggest meatpackers, Cargill, JBS USA, Tyson Foods, and National Beef Packing Company, have been sued by non-profit consumer organisation Option consommateurs for allegedly price-fixing beef by restricting competition related ...
Thursday, January 27, 2022
US House panel questions major meatpackers about rising prices
Raja Krishnamoorthi, the chairman of the US House of Representatives subcommittee on economic and consumer policy, sent a letter to major US meatpackers — including Tyson Foods, JBS Foods, National Beef and Seaboard — to question about risi ...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
US reveals tighter regulations for meatpackers
The US Joe Biden administration outlined tighter regulations for US meatpackers on January 3, accusing the industry of inflating Americans' food bills, as meat companies said they are experiencing persistent supply chain problems and labor ...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Russia imposes restrictions on meatpackers in Brazil following mad cow disease cases
Russia has imposed restrictions on Brazilian meatpackers after two atypical cases of mad cow disease were detected this month, the Valor Economico newspaper reported on September 17.

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