JBS USA said Wednesday they paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom in response to the criminal hack against its operations. Leaders said when they paid the ransom, most of the company’s facilities were operational. CEO, JBS USA Andre Nogueira said, "This was a very difficult decision to make for our company and for me personally, however, we felt this decision had to be made to prevent any potential risk for our customers.” Sign up for our.
A weekend cyberattack on JBS, the world's largest meat producer is having an impact in Nebraska and sparking food fears. Tuesday morning the parking lot at the JBS meatpacking plant in Grand Island sat nearly empty. Sign up for our Newsletters A Facebook post notified workers that operations would be shut down except for maintenance and shipping due to the cyber attack over the weekend. It was a similar scene at the JBS Omaha plant. White House.
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Nebraska farmers expected to benefit as crop prices rise
For the last nine months there has been a significant rise in prices for commodities produced right here in Nebraska.
May 5, 2021 9:34 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) With soybean, wheat and corn prices on the rise, you may notice a small impact to your wallet. It’s farmers who will see a large benefit.
“For the first time in many years, they’re looking as they go into the fields of spring at a potential profitable year. So, their revenue should go up from from the markets,” Jay Rempe with the Nebraska Farm Bureau said.
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NEW SEASON: As the growing season heats up, Nebraska Farm Bureau senior economist Jay Rempe sees reasons for optimism in the farm economy, especially in exports. However, he sees less government assistance for agriculture in 2021. An improvement in the farm economy is forecast, but producers should be ready for anything.
Agriculture has experienced three years in a row of increased income. Jay Rempe, Nebraska Farm Bureau senior economist, calls that trend “remarkable,” especially when you consider that last May and June, the country was in unknown territory in light of COVID-19.
Rempe told a virtual audience attending the 2021 Ag Economic Outlook meeting, sponsored by NEFB, that the ag economy had a huge slowdown at that time, but it has since turned around and made remarkable gains.