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Trump Won’t Be Able to Save the Struggling US Beef Industry
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Won’t Be Able to Save the Struggling US Beef Industry

Live Mint  

He has manned the McDonald’s drive-thru, served Big Macs in the White House and peddled Trump Steaks on cable TV. But even a red-meat loving President-elect like Donald Trump won’t be able to save the struggling US beef industry. “All of the things he is talking about have potential negative consequences more so than anything positive,” Derrell Peel, a professor …

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Meet the uber-wealthy families who control much of the food system in the US and Australia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet the uber-wealthy families who control much of the food system in the US and Australia

ABC  

Austin Frerick's interest in mega-rich farmers began in 2018, while he was perched on a stool in a hipster dive bar in Iowa during a competitive local political campaign. Frerick says the other advantage of the family's anonymity is that "it's actually really, really hard to find out what they own, how much they own, where they operate". The grocery …

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Takeaways from lawsuits accusing meat giant JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation
1 year ago

Takeaways from lawsuits accusing meat giant JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation

Associated Press  

JACI-PARANA, Brazil — Authorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected area. The state of Rondonia has brought the lawsuits against meat processing giant JBS and three smaller slaughterhouses, along with farmers accused of raising and selling …

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China lifts restrictions on Australian abattoirs as trade tensions ease
1 year ago

China lifts restrictions on Australian abattoirs as trade tensions ease

ABC  

China has lifted suspensions on three Australian abattoirs as it continues to ease trade restrictions on Australian goods. Key points: Three abattoirs suspended from trade by China in mid-2020 have been allowed to resume The trade bans were widely considered as economic punishment by China due to political tensions Several other abattoirs remain on China's trade blacklist Meat exports were …

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How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation
1 year, 1 month ago

How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As incomes in China have grown in the last decade, so has China’s appetite for beef. For its part, Brazil’s Environment Ministry said independent audits have shown that major meat processors are still buying significant quantities of cattle raised on deforested land through their indirect suppliers. Daniel Azeredo, a Brazilian federal prosecutor who has led crackdowns on illegal …

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Dutch pension funds withdrawing from meat industry
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch pension funds withdrawing from meat industry

NL Times  

Several Dutch pension funds are pulling out of large Brazilian meat companies because they don’t meet the pension funds’ sustainability requirements, Financieele Dagblad reports. “Livestock farming causes large amounts of methane and CO2 emissions and is, therefore, a factor in climate change,” a spokesperson for the metal and technology sector’s pension fund PME said to the newspaper. “After fossil fuels, …

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Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors
1 year, 10 months ago

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — One of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday as it announced over $1.5 million in civil penalties. Over the past three years, children were found to be using caustic cleaning chemicals and cleaning …

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Investigators: Firm that cleans meat plants employed minors
2 years, 1 month ago

Investigators: Firm that cleans meat plants employed minors

Associated Press  

— A Wisconsin company that cleans hundreds of meatpacking plants nationwide is defending itself against allegations that it employed more than two dozen minors working overnight shifts cleaning massive saws, grinding machines and other dangerous processing equipment at three slaughterhouses. Labor Department officials said in court documents that they believe Packers Sanitation Services Inc. might be employing underage workers at …

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Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing
2 years, 5 months ago

Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing

Associated Press  

— The nation’s largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices. The Sysco Corp. lawsuit said the companies’ coordinated efforts to limit the number of cattle slaughtered drove down the price meat processors paid ranchers while propping up beef prices, boosting profits for the meat producers, who …

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Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing lawsuit for $42M
2 years, 5 months ago

Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing lawsuit for $42M

Associated Press  

— Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which will likely only add to concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects meat prices. Previously, Smithfield settled with a different group of pork buyers for $83 million, and JBS …

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JBS Foods cyber attack highlights industry vulnerabilities to Russian hackers
2 years, 6 months ago

JBS Foods cyber attack highlights industry vulnerabilities to Russian hackers

ABC  

Australia's food supply is uniquely vulnerable to cyber attacks, the director of a national cybersecurity firm warns, as he calls for the industry to raise its standards on the anniversary of the JBS ransomware hack. Key points: The head of a national cybersecurity firm warns Australia's food supply is uniquely vulnerable to hacking and pandemic-scale shutdowns The food industry was …

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Global meat industry ‘using tobacco company tactics’ to downplay role in driving climate crisis, investigation claims
3 years, 5 months ago

Global meat industry ‘using tobacco company tactics’ to downplay role in driving climate crisis, investigation claims

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The global meat industry is “borrowing tactics from tobacco companies” to downplay its role in …

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Tesco urged to drop meat suppliers over Amazon deforestation fears
3 years, 5 months ago

Tesco urged to drop meat suppliers over Amazon deforestation fears

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an open letter, Greenpeace urged the UK’s largest supermarket to distance itself from the Brazilian meat giant JBS …

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Russia-based ransomware gang REvil offline but cause not clear
3 years, 5 months ago

Russia-based ransomware gang REvil offline but cause not clear

Daily Mail  

The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks on US businesses is now mysteriously offline just days after President Biden urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to take action. REvil, also known as 'Ransomware evil', was responsible for the Memorial Day ransomware attack on the meat processor JBS and the supply-chain attack this month targeting the Miami-based …

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Meat company JBS confirms it paid $11M ransom in cyberattack
3 years, 6 months ago

Meat company JBS confirms it paid $11M ransom in cyberattack

Associated Press  

The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of $11 million to hackers who broke into its computer system late last month. Brazil-based JBS SA said on May 31 that it was the victim of a ransomware attack, but Wednesday was the first time the company’s U.S. division confirmed that it had paid the ransom. “However, we …

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Cyber attacks on rise as criminals target Australian agricultural supply chains
3 years, 6 months ago

Cyber attacks on rise as criminals target Australian agricultural supply chains

ABC  

Abattoir staff are set to return to work after meat processor JBS was crippled by a ransomware cyber attack earlier this week. Key points: Beef, wool, and dairy supply chains have all been hit by cyber attacks in the past 18 months JBS workers are set to return to work after a ransomware attack closes abattoirs across Australia Experts say …

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Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack
3 years, 6 months ago

Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The world’s largest meat processing company has resumed most production after a weekend cyberattack, but experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday the U.S. is considering all options in dealing with the attack and that President Joe Biden intends to confront Russia’s leader, …

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Meat-Packer JBS Expects To Operate At Near Full Capacity After Ransomware Attack
3 years, 6 months ago

Meat-Packer JBS Expects To Operate At Near Full Capacity After Ransomware Attack

NPR  

Meat-Packer JBS Expects To Operate At Near Full Capacity After Ransomware Attack NOEL KING, HOST: JBS, the biggest meat packing company in the world, says it expects operations to be back near full capacity today. The company's recovering from a ransomware attack that the FBI blames on a group based in Russia. And now, as you noted, the company anticipates …

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REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says
3 years, 6 months ago

REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says

NPR  

REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP DETROIT — The world's largest meat processing company has resumed most production after a weekend cyberattack, but experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday …

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World's largest meat packer hit by ransomware attack
3 years, 6 months ago

World's largest meat packer hit by ransomware attack

The Hindu  

A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processing company disrupted production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline. Brazil’s JBS SA, however, said late Tuesday that it had made “significant progress” in dealing with the cyberattack and expects the “vast majority” of its plants to be operating on Wednesday. Several of …

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Meat producer JBS says expects most plants working Wednesday
3 years, 6 months ago

Meat producer JBS says expects most plants working Wednesday

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processing company disrupted production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline. Brazil’s JBS SA, however, said late Tuesday that it had made “significant progress” in dealing with the cyberattack and expects the “vast majority” of its plants to be operating on …

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FBI investigating JBS cyber attack that disrupted Australian meat and livestock industry
3 years, 6 months ago

FBI investigating JBS cyber attack that disrupted Australian meat and livestock industry

ABC  

The FBI is investigating a ransomware attack against Brazil's JBS that has disrupted meat production in Australia and North America. Key points: JBS is the largest meat and food processing company in Australia Thousands of Australian workers have been affected The company's local operations are expected to remain out of action until the computer systems are restored JBS, the world's …

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Why One Hack on One Firm Can Shake Global Meat Supply
3 years, 6 months ago

Why One Hack on One Firm Can Shake Global Meat Supply

Bloomberg  

In the last three years, a fire, a pandemic and now a cyberattack have disrupted the U.S. meat industry. A ransomware attack on JBS SA, the largest meat producer globally, at the end of May shut nearly a fifth of America’s meat production and idled JBS plants as far afield as Australia and Canada. In the U.S. beef industry, about …

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JBS cyberattack linked to Russia wipes out a fifth of US beef capacity, report says
3 years, 6 months ago

JBS cyberattack linked to Russia wipes out a fifth of US beef capacity, report says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The five plants in the US …

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