Washington/Chicago | Reuters — JBS SA employees started returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company’s beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack, disrupting meat production […] Read more
Beef cattle
JBS plants reopen as White House blames Russia over hack
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as JBS reopens plants
July hogs down off Tuesday's peak
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, bouncing back from Tuesday’s steep decline that stemmed from a shutdown of JBS SA’s beef operations due […] Read more
When it comes to cattle processing, aim for safety
Moving cattle calmly into the processing system and securing the head correctly can reduce risks
It often takes an accident or a close call before someone shows up at the door of Brussels Agri-Service looking for safer cattle handling equipment. It isn’t one age or […] Read more
Cattle, grassland environments form special system
Short film portraying cattle and grassland interaction now available online
Guardians of the Grasslands is now available for anyone to see. The award-winning short film that emphasizes the importance of cattle to grassland ecosystems had been in limited circulation since […] Read more
JBS Canada plant up and running after cyberattack
Brooks beef plant has 'resumed production'
Meat packer JBS’s major beef slaughter plant in Alberta went back to work Tuesday following a cyberattack reported to have downed several of the company’s operations in North America and […] Read more
Trans-Pacific trade partners agree for U.K. to start joining process
Tokyo | Reuters — Member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Wednesday officially agreed to allow the United Kingdom to start the process of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on cyberattack at JBS
July hogs touch contract high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday after JBS stopped slaughtering at U.S. plants because of a cyberattack. Brazil’s JBS told the U.S. government […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market remains firm
Canada's feeder exports down off year-ago levels
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 higher on average. Strength was noted in the mid-weight categories as lighter calves and yearlings (900 pounds-plus) […] Read more
Ransomware attack on JBS halts Canadian, U.S. slaughter
Cyberattack likely from Russia, White House says
Chicago/Aboard Air Force One | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA told the U.S. government that a ransomware attack on the company that has disrupted meat production in North America and […] Read more
JBS Australian, North American servers hacked
Melbourne | Reuters –– Australian and North American units of the world’s largest meat works were hit over the weekend by an organized cyber attack on its information systems, Brazil’s […] Read more