WHO WE ARE
JBS is currently the world’s largest beef producer and exporter with a daily slaughtering capacity of 65.2 thousand heads of cattle and the largest global exporter of processed beef. JBS is dedicated to producing chilled and fresh beef, processed beef, and fresh and chilled pork, as well as beef and pork by-products. In 2007, JBS consolidated itself as the largest beef-sector company in the world with the acquisition of Swift & Company in the U.S. and in Australia. In 2008, JBS acquired Smithfield in the beef side and Five Rivers Cattle Feeding. The company’s operations include 22 plants located in 9 Brazilian states and 6 plants located in 4 Argentine provinces, in addition to 16 plants in the USA, 10 in Australia, and 10 in Italy. Additionally, JBS is the third largest pork producer in the USA, with a slaughtering capacity of 47.9 thousands head per day. JBS has a presence in 100% of the world’s consumer markets, thanks to its production structure and to its leadership in exports, which reach 110 countries. Its brands “Friboi”, “Swift”, “Maturatta”, “Cabaña las Lilas”, “Organic Beef Friboi”, “Anglo”, “Mouran”, “Plata”, “Inalca”, “Montana” and “Ibise” are widely recognized as symbols of quality.
