A JBS owned case ready meat operation in Denver has voted unanimously to strike. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 members from the Denver Processing plant, authorized the…
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Breaking: JBS Reaches Settlement in Beef Price-Fixing Litigation
by Colter BrownMeatpacker JBS has agreed to pay $52.5 million to settle ongoing litigation over allegations of beef price fixing. The lawsuit, that was originally filed in June of 2020, alleged that…
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As the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association takes a closer look at market consolidation, JBS, the world’s largest meat packer, has left the organization. NCBA recently met with a broad range…
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Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2021) — Representative James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, sent letters to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods and JBS…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the circumstances surrounding the acquisition of…
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Following lawmakers’ requests to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into the acquisition of the Mountain States Rosen (MSR) lamb processing plant by JBS USA. The…
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Lawmakers Want Investigation of Lamb Processing Plant Acquisition by JBS
At the 11th hour Senators and Representatives from Western States are calling on the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the acquisition of the Mountain States Rosen lamb…
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Meatingplace.com reports: Brazilian meat companies lost BRL4.78 billion ($1.52 billion) in market value from March 16 through April 17 after the Federal Police announced “Operation Weak Flesh,” according…
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Agri-Marketing reports: China and the European Union curtailed meat imports from Brazil on Monday after police, in an anti-corruption probe criticized by the government as alarmist, accused inspectors…
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The following is a news release from New America: WASHINGTON, DC — Brazilian meat packer JBS SA said Tuesday it plans to buy Hillshire Brands Co. in a $6.4 billion…