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24 September 2020
JBS launches "Together for the Amazon" initiativeThe new programme from JBS uses blockchain technology to strengthen livestock supplier monitoring and establishes the JBS Fund for the Amazon, contributing to social development and environmental conservation. ...
23 September 2020
Marfrig executive pledges to reduce direct emissions by over 40 percent by 2035A top executive with Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods, the world’s top hamburger producer, says the company expects to achieve a 43 percent reduction in direct emissions by 2035....
21 September 2020
Mountain cheese is first artisanal product to receive Arte Stamp in Santa CatarinaThe state of Santa Catarina has started to deliver the Arte Stamp for handmade products. The first product to receive certification in the state was mountain cheese produced by the Zanelato family, in the municipality of Bom Retiro. ...
09 September 2020
How the novel coronavirus swept through Brazil’s JBS slaughterhousesAs JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, reported second-quarter net profits that were twice as high as analysts expected, Reuters sheds a light how the company contended with COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths among its plant workers in Brazil....
07 September 2020
Investigation opens after accidental worker death at JBS plant in BrazilJBS SA, the world’s largest meat company, says that Brazilian authorities are investigating the death of a worker at one of its beef plants....
27 August 2020
Brazil’s Marfrig introduces “carbon neutral” beefBrazilian food processor Marfrig, owner of National Beef in the United States, has launched a new line of beef products from cows sourced from sustainable farms....
21 August 2020
JBS plant in Brazil has been ordered to impose a 1.5-meter worker distancing after coronavirus outbreakA beef plant in Pontes e Lacerda owned by JBS SA has been ordered by a labour court to impose a 1.5-meter distance between workers in the production line to stop the spread of COVID-19....
17 August 2020
JBS pursues US share listing plan after COVID-19 falloutBrazil’s JBS SA is reviving plans to list shares on Wall Street after dealing with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic....
14 August 2020
JBS in the black for the second quarter despite COVID-19 shocksBrazilian meat packing giant JBA SA posted better than expected results, achieving net profits nearly twice as high as analysts’ average estimates....
10 August 2020
JBS offers 5,200 new jobs in Brazil as part of pandemic responseFood processing giant JBS SA is hiring an additional 5,200 workers in Brazil in a bid to boost output for its export base while contending with ongoing COVID-19 cases among workers....
29 July 2020
Nordea sheds €40 million of JBS shares, citing poor environmental and health and safety recordNordea Asset Management has dropped shares of JBS SA worth about €40 million for all of its funds in July based on the company’s environmental record and response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
20 July 2020
Amazon deforestation linked with soya and beef productionEmerging research suggests that nearly 20 percent of Brazil’s soya exports to the European Union could be linked with illegal deforestation....
14 July 2020
Brazilian companies sound the alarm on Amazon deforestationA group of 39 companies have expressed concerns over deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, hinting that they could divest from Brazil’s economy unless the destruction is reversed....
09 July 2020
Brazil investigates COVID-19 outbreaks in 10 meat plants in Mato GrossoBrazilian labour prosecutors are probing COVID-19 outbreaks in at least 10 meat processing plants across Mato Grosso state....
07 July 2020
JBS reports 2.2 percent of workers at Brazil plant as COVID-19 positiveBrazilian meatpacking giant JBS says that 2.2 percent of workers at its Goiania beef plant have been placed on mandatory leave after testing positive for COVID-19....
22 June 2020
Brazil updates its safety guidelines for meatpackers as COVID-19 hammers processing plantsOn 19 June, the Brazilian government published new guidelines for meatpackers after a surge of coronavirus cases were reported at meat plants....
20 June 2020
JBS reports on its $368 million investment in global sustainability initiatives for 2019Meat packing giant JBS claims to have made significant investments across four key sustainability pillars including environmental stewardship, responsible procurement, animal welfare and social responsibility....
04 June 2020
Greenpeace alleges Brazil meatpackers purchased cattle linked to deforestationIn a report published on 4 June, environmental advocacy group Greenpeace alleges that since 2018, Brazilian meatpackers Marfrig, Minerva and JBS SA purchased thousands of cattle linked to Amazon deforestation....
01 June 2020
Brazilian Agricultural Exports Grow 17.5% in 2020Brazilian agricultural exports grew by 17.5% in the first four months of 2020, compared to the same period last year. Asian market now represents 47.7% of total exports, according to the Brazilian goverment. ...
30 May 2020
Tips on How to Improve Cattle PerformanceICC Brazil chose four tips that will make a difference in the routine of farmers....
27 May 2020
It’s official: Brazil’s JBS, Marfrig and Minerva will export beef to ThailandJBS SA, Marfrig Global Foods, Minerva Foods and two other Brazilian meat packers have won approval to export beef to Thailand....
26 May 2020
Brazil greenlights beef exports to ThailandBrazil’s Agriculture Ministry reports that Thailand has agreed to accept Brazilian beef imports....
Workers at Marfrig beef plant test positive for coronavirusBrazilian meatpacker Marfrig said 25 employees at its unit in Várzea Grande, Brazil tested positive for COVID-19....
20 May 2020
UK supermarkets threaten to boycott Brazilian products over proposed forest lawBritish supermarkets have warned Brazil that they might boycott its products if Brazilian lawmakers pass a controversial bill that could ramp up destruction of the Amazon rainforest....
18 May 2020
Kerry Group cuts Brazil workforce as coronavirus erodes restaurant demandAccording to union leaders, Irish food and ingredients company Kerry Group PLC is reducing its workforce in Brazil in response to COVID-19-related changes in the marketplace....
08 May 2020
Abiec finds Brazil's 2020 beef exports steady despite pandemicBrazil's 2020 beef exports will likely set a new record in terms of volume and value despite the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19. ...
05 May 2020
Brazilian officials warn of agriculture protectionism amid pandemicAccording to a draft report obtained by Reuters, Brazilian officials expect the COVID-19 outbreak to spur a rise in global agricultural protectionism as countries attempt to secure national food supplies....
01 May 2020
Nine meat processing plants in Brazil contend with coronavirus outbreaksHealth officials in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, report that coronavirus has spread to nine local meat processing plants....
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