The world's largest meatpacker, JBS, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting all its emissions by 2040, and to ending illegal deforestation across its long supply chain that starts in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says net-zero emissions pledge was ‘never a promise’
U.S. livestock: Live cattle steady to lower; feeders, hogs climb
Live cattle futures were steady to lower on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as speculative profit-taking weighed on prices.
Klassen: Demand surges for beef, live cattle and feeder cattle
For the week ending January 11, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were up $15-$20/cwt compared to the week ending December 21, 2024. In eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, quality packages of steers 800 pounds and over traded $20/cwt to $25/cwt higher compared to three weeks earlier.
U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dipped on Monday after reaching record highs last week. Most active February live cattle closed at 197.400 cents per pound, down 1.375 cents from Friday. The second-most active April futures closed at 198.200, down 1.275 cents.
U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures added small gains to contract highs, Friday. Most active February live cattle futures closed at 198.775 cents per pound, up 1.175 cents from Thursday. April live cattle were up 1.200 cents to 199.475 cents a pound.
Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years
German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures take back losses to hit fresh highs
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures hit fresh highs on Thursday after Wednesday’s technical reversal.
USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday, after it blocked shipments in November over the discovery of the New World screwworm pest in Mexico.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains
Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.
Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program
Indonesia is encouraging domestic cattle ranchers to import breeding cows, targeting 400,000 head in 2025, to supply meat and milk for the government's free school meals program, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
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