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Meat giants JBS face governance issues. Again.
Top executives at Pilgrim’s Pride were charged by a Colorado grand jury for allegedly taking part in a price-fixing scheme between 2012 and 2017. The U.S.’ second-largest poultry producer is owned by Brazilian meat processing giant JBS, and accounted for 24 percent of the parent company’s BRL 56 million Q1 2020 revenue. The scandal forced Pilgrim’s stock to crash 12 percent on Wednesday.
- CEO Jayson Penn and...
