The world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, has left the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The news comes as NCBA has begun taking a harder stance on antitrust and market issues. JBS said the company suspended its membership about a year ago.
“We continue to support U.S. producers through our daily participation in cash cattle markets and through state producer associations,” a company spokesperson said, according to Meat+Poultry.
“We suspended our dues as part of our annual review process to determine the benefit and effectiveness of our trade association investments. We remain involved in many NCBA activities and meet with them often at varying levels of our organization.”
