Agribusiness  May 14, 2020

JBS, Pilgrim’s Pride earmark $200M for COVID relief

GREELEY — JBS USA and sister company Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Nasdaq: PPC) say they will donate $200 million to various coronavirus relief efforts in the cities where they operate meatpacking locations, but it’s not clear how much of that will go toward worker safety.

In a statement Wednesday, the two companies said at least $50 million of those funds will be donated to cities that have meat-packing facilities for hunger relief and broader community development efforts.

“We are not perfect and this has not been an easy time for any of us, but we are working…

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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