Insights and Stories on Meat Processing

Brazil beef barons’ Wall Street listing caps a return from exile

Jun. 13, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

Brazilian meatpacker JBS begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, capping a stunning comeback by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista less than a decade after they were jailed in a record-breaking corruption scandal and forced into the backseat of their global food empire.

Protesters against ICE raids and deportations across New York and the US in Foley Square on June 10, 2025 in New York.

Trump promises immigration order soon on farm and leisure workers

Jun. 12, 2025 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Reuters

A woman is detained during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. June 10, 2025 in a still image from video.

U.S. immigration raid of Omaha meat plant cuts staff, fuels food production worries

Jun. 12, 2025 at 9:53 am CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. immigration officials raid meat production plant in Omaha, dozens detained

Jun. 11, 2025 at 10:05 am CDT

By Kanishka Singh Kristina Cooke Reuters

Close-up of a worker making sausage in a processing plant.

Olymel to expand Quebec sausage plant, shutter two sites

Jun. 10, 2025 at 1:33 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

JBS minority shareholders approve dual US-Brazil listing

May. 23, 2025 at 9:54 am CDT

Brazilian meatpacker JBS on Friday secured shareholder support to move ahead with a long-planned dual listing of shares in both the United States and Brazil, it said in a securities filing.

By Reuters

Drake Meats to build new facility

May. 21, 2025 at 11:09 am CDT

Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.

By Janelle Rudolph

U.S. senator investigates claims of child labour at Tyson Foods plant

May. 7, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley says he has launched an investigation into Tyson Foods after a former employee alleged children worked at one of its processing plants.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Next government must help Canadian pork sector through Chinese tariffs says meat council

Apr. 15, 2025 at 3:18 pm CDT

Federal parties must recognize the losses Canada’s pork sector will face from Chinese tariffs, says Chris White, president and CEO of the Canadian Meat Council (CMC).

By Jonah Grignon

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

Canadian Meat Council calls for federal support for pork processors, producers

Apr. 14, 2025 at 2:13 pm CDT

The Canadian Meat Council says pork processors and farmers need targeted support from the federal government to maintain the viability of packers and to not lose jobs.