Meat Producer JBS in Talks With Potential Partner on Biogas

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/JBSS3%20BZ%20Equity/FA","_id":"0000018f-7d54-de3b-adcf-fff751a60000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, said it is in “final discussions” with a potential strategic partner to help the Brazilian company manage, expand and monetize production of gas from animal waste in the US.

“We’re interested in bringing in expertise to help transform and manage our generation of biogas and expand our capacity to really create this as a strategic asset,” Jason Weller, global chief sustainability officer at JBS, said during a presentation at the BMO Global Farm to Market conference in New York.

Weller declined to provide further details on the talks.

The move underscores ...