by Beef News | Aug 25, 2025 | Business, Beef Maps, JBS
El Salvador eats more beef than it raises. Imports already cover over 90% of demand, with Nicaragua supplying roughly three-quarters and the U.S. a distant second at around 5%. For years, that dependency meant higher prices and little consumer choice. President Nayib...
by Beef News | Aug 5, 2025 | Policy, Business, JBS
“O LUCRO SUMIU.” “The profit is gone.” That’s not a slogan—it’s a warning. Brazil’s cattle are “worth” $52 on paper—less than half the U.S. price. But local ranchers don’t get that. The export premium? Reserved for China-approved carcasses, controlled by...
by Beef News | Jul 31, 2025 | Business, JBS, Policy
Pardons for Sale in Brasília In December 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Court suspended a $2 billion corruption fine against JBS’s parent company, J&F Investimentos. Not through trial. Not through public hearing. Through a secret, single-justice decision by Dias...
by Beef News | Jul 31, 2025 | Policy, Business, JBS
Trump’s 76% tariff on Brazilian beef was billed as a blow to foreign meat. But for JBS—the world’s biggest meatpacker, based in Brazil—it’s just vertical integration with a red, white, and blue ribbon. Let’s be blunt: The name changed. The supply chain didn’t. The...
