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Friday, April 30, 2021
JBS begins operations on blockchain platform for cattle traceability
JBS announced that registration began this month of producers on the Transparent Livestock Farming Platform, a tool which, using blockchain technology, will make it possible to extend, to suppliers of its suppliers of cattle for the industr ...
Monday, April 26, 2021
JBS acquires major meat alternatives producer in Europe
JBS has agreed to purchase Vivera, Europe's third-largest plant-based protein producer, in a deal worth the equivalent of US$414 million.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
JBS expands meat exports to Cambodia and the Dominican Republic
JBS announced last week that it has commenced exporting to the markets of Cambodia and the Dominican Republic, which have begun to take delivery of pork and poultry through its subsidiary, Seara.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
JBS USA recalls boneless beef due to possible E. coli contamination
JBS USA Food Co. is recalling 4,860 pounds of imported boneless beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Monday, April 19, 2021
JBS to pay US$13 million to settle proposed pork price-fixing class action
Major meatpacker JBS SA will pay nearly US$13 million to settle a proposed pork price-fixing class action by retailers and restaurants, following settlement deals with wholesalers and consumers that amounted to US$45 million, Bloomberg repo ...
Friday, March 26, 2021
JBS projects strong meat demand from China this year
Major Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA projects strong meat demand from China in 2021 as China still recovers from an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak that decimated its domestic swine population, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
JBS ordered to pay US$3.6 million following COVID-19 outbreak at its beef plant
A Brazilian court has ordered major meatpacker JBS SA to pay BRL 20 million (~US$3.62 milllion; BRL 1 = US$0.18) in damages following a COVID-19 outbreak at its beef plant in São Miguel do Guaporé, northern Brazil, Reuters reported.
Monday, February 15, 2021
JBS USA says 700 pork plant workers received COVID-19 vaccine
JBS USA said 700 workers at its Beardstown, Illinois pork plant had received the first COVID-19 vaccine dose on-site, with a second dose to come in March, Reuters reported.
Monday, January 25, 2021
JBS USA and Pilgrim's Pride offers US$100 to workers that receive COVID-19 vaccine
JBS USA and Pilgrim's Pride have offered US$100 to their workers in the United States that voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters reported.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
JBS says China lifted import bans from its two Brazilian meat plants
Major Brazil-based meatpacker JBS SA said China had lifted a ban on imports from its two meat plants imposed late last year over COVID-19 issues, Reuters reported.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
JBS reports near nine-times increase in third-quarter net profit
Brazilian-based meatpacker JBS SA reported close to nine-times increase in its third-quarter net profit, surpassing market projections thanks to strong demand from China, the United States and its domestic market, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
FAIRR Initiative ranks JBS, BRF medium risk and Minerva high risk for investment
The FAIRR Initiative, a network of investors monitoring environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the dairy, meat and aquaculture industries, ranked major Brazilian meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA "medium risk", while Min ...
Monday, November 9, 2020
BRF and JBS face higher livestock feed costs and lower export premiums for Q3
Major Brazil-based meatpackers BRF and JBS are set to report their Q3 results, affected by higher livestock feed costs even though exports remained high during the three-month period, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 19, 2020
JBS: Brazil meat production increased but land used is less
Gilberto Tomazoni, global chief executive of JBS SA, the biggest meatpacker in the world, said Brazilian livestock suppliers have increased production but used less land, as concerns amplify on the overuse of natural resource to produce foo ...
Thursday, October 15, 2020
JBS parent company pleads guilty to US foreign bribery charges
The parent company of world's biggest meatpacker JBS SA, Brazil's J&F Investimentos, pleaded guilty to United States foreign bribery charges and will pay criminal fines of US$128.25 million, Reuters reported.

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