Packer margins improve as grilling demand season nears

Packer margins improve as grilling demand season nears

“The cattle complex rebounded Thursday from early weakness and finished higher despite the potential JBS labor strike Monday,” The Hightower Report said. “Packer margins are improving and spring grilling demand

What impact will the JBS plant strike have?

Union action at a JBS plant could ripple through meat supply Unionized employees at a U.S. JBS meatpacking plant have announced plans to begin strike action next week. The notice raises the prospect of immediate operational disruption at that facility and potential downstream effects for regional…

JBS Shifts Greeley Operations Ahead of Possible Strike at Weld County Plant

JBS has already stopped production at the plant this week and is routing cattle to other processing sites that it says can handle the extra volume

JBS workers to strike at US beef plant as consumers face record prices

CHICAGO, March 9 (Reuters) — About 3,800 JBS meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado, plan to go on strike starting on March 16, the workers' union said on Monday, crippling production at one of the largest U.S. beef plants as consumers face record-high prices. The labor disruption pits a workforce made up largely of immigrants against the world's largest meat company, and it has already driven ranchers to deliver cattle to alternate facilities…