RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2025	Dec. 29, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Capital contribution under tax sharing agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other related party transactions	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1,425)
Total
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to related parties	75,534	33,333	35,803
Cost of goods purchased from related parties	289,846	206,482	240,139
Expenditures paid by related parties	249,329	121,962	156,454
Expenditures paid on behalf of related parties	12,931	14,593	22,739
Accounts receivable from related parties	13,398	2,608
Accounts payable to related parties	43,516	15,257
JBS Toledo N.V.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to related parties	41,947	0	0
Accounts receivable from related parties	10,486	0
JBS USA Food Company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to related parties	23,307	28,230	27,687
Cost of goods purchased from related parties	145,324	159,264	185,258
Expenditures paid by related parties	249,329	121,962	156,439
Expenditures paid on behalf of related parties	12,931	14,593	22,734
Accounts receivable from related parties	1,629	1,727
Accounts payable to related parties	8,346	5,424
Goods in transit	1,500
JBS Chile Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to related parties	2,797	3,143	1,733
Accounts receivable from related parties	763	725
Other related parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to related parties	7,483	1,960	6,383
Cost of goods purchased from related parties	2,560	2,130	7,168
Expenditures paid by related parties	0	0	15
Expenditures paid on behalf of related parties	0	0	5
Accounts receivable from related parties	520	156
Accounts payable to related parties	7,328	235
Seara Meats B.V.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of goods purchased from related parties	89,131	28,170	28,828
Accounts payable to related parties	26,686	4,861
Penasul UK LTD
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of goods purchased from related parties	41,804	10,670	13,932
Accounts payable to related parties	1,156	714
JBS Asia Co Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of goods purchased from related parties	11,027	6,248	$ 4,953
Accounts payable to related parties	$ 0	$ 4,023