Photographer: Luke Sharrett/BloombergJBS canceled shifts at large US and Canadian meat plants yesterday after the company was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, threatening to disrupt food supply chains and further inflate food prices. The company, the world's largest meatpacker, said it was working to resolve the incident, which has stopped livestock slaughter in JBS plants in several US states. The company has not responded for additional request for comment on the nature of the attack or why meat production is being impacted. The attack also comes at a time of rising meat prices as China increases imports, food costs rise and plants continue to face labor shortages that started during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, cattle and hogs backed up on US farms and some animals were euthanized when meat plants shut due to COVID-19 outbreaks among workers.

Source: Irish Independent June 02, 2021 01:31 UTC