Risk management and financial instruments | 25 Risk management and financial instruments Financial instruments: Financial instruments are recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as follows: Note June 30, December 31, Assets Fair value through profit or loss (1) Financial investments 3 2,318,011 2,642,258 National treasury bills 3 121,895 210,716 Derivative assets 49,258 169,736 Amortized cost (2) Cash at banks 3 1,322,154 1,830,814 Margin cash 3 90,761 18,191 Trade accounts receivable 4 3,290,534 3,390,856 Related party receivables 8 105,791 118,554 Total 7,298,404 8,381,125 Liabilities Amortized cost Loans and financing 15 (18,612,249 ) (19,999,137 ) Trade accounts payable and supply chain finance 14 (5,437,437 ) (6,205,119 ) Lease (1,715,235 ) (1,841,227 ) Other financial liabilities (3) (76,862 ) (104,043 ) Fair value through profit or loss Derivative liabilities (230,108 ) (144,251 ) Total (26,071,891 ) (28,293,777 ) (1) -term (2) -term (3) Fair value of assets and liabilities through profit or loss: Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 — Inputs other than Level Level 3 — Inputs used for fair value calculations which are not derived from an active market. The Group do not have any financial instruments that utilize significant level 3 inputs. June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Level 1 Level 2 Total Level 1 Level 2 Total Financial assets Financial investments — 2,318,011 2,318,011 206,650 2,435,608 2,642,258 National treasury bills 121,895 — 121,895 210,716 — 210,716 Derivative assets — 49,258 49,258 — 169,736 169,736 Financial liabilities Derivative liabilities — 230,108 230,108 — 144,251 144,251 Fair value of assets and liabilities carried at amortized cost: -rate -rate fair value given the interest rates adjust for changes in market conditions and the quality of the Group’s credit rating has not substantially changed. For all other financial assets and liabilities, book value approximates fair value due to the short duration of the instruments. The following details the estimated fair value of the notes: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Description Principal Price (% of the Principal) Fair value Principal Price (% of the Principal) Fair value Notes 2.50% JBS Lux 2027 1,000,000 92.88 % 928,810 1,000,000 92.10 % 920,960 Notes 5.13% JBS Lux 2028 899,740 98.77 % 888,682 900,000 99.66 % 896,931 Notes 3.00% JBS Lux 2029 600,000 89.13 % 534,792 600,000 88.24 % 529,440 Notes 6.50% JBS Lux 2029 69,906 100.00 % 69,907 77,973 99.27 % 77,406 Notes 5.50% JBS Lux 2030 1,249,685 98.50 % 1,230,940 1,250,000 98.55 % 1,231,875 Notes 3.75% JBS Lux 2031 493,000 87.48 % 431,267 500,000 86.45 % 432,250 Notes 3.00% JBS Lux 2032 1,000,000 85.99 % 859,880 1,000,000 81.66 % 816,560 Notes 3.62% JBS Lux 2032 969,100 85.99 % 833,310 1,000,000 85.60 % 856,030 Notes 5.75% JBS Lux 2033 1,661,675 99.44 % 1,652,420 2,050,000 99.35 % 2,036,736 Notes 6.75% JBS Lux 2034 1,507,046 105.77 % 1,593,927 1,600,000 105.27 % 1,684,368 Notes 4.37% JBS Lux 2052 900,000 74.11 % 666,972 900,000 74.36 % 669,204 Notes 6.50% JBS Lux 2052 1,548,000 99.55 % 1,541,065 1,550,000 100.71 % 1,560,989 Notes 7.25% JBS Lux 2053 900,000 108.58 % 977,193 900,000 109.34 % 984,060 Notes 4.25% PPC 2031 856,407 91.07 % 779,956 1,000,000 90.27 % 902,650 Notes 3.50% PPC 2032 900,000 84.62 % 761,616 900,000 84.47 % 760,203 Notes 6.25% PPC 2033 980,000 101.52 % 994,895 1,000,000 102.90 % 1,029,020 Notes 6.87% PPC 2034 500,000 106.08 % 530,400 499,999 108.05 % 540,230 16,034,559 15,276,032 16,727,972 15,928,912 Risk management: The Group during the regular course of its operations is exposed to a variety of financial risks that include the effects of changes in market prices, (including foreign exchange, interest rate risk and commodity price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. Such risks are fully disclosed in the last annual financial statements. There were no changes in the nature of these risks in the current period. Below are the risks and operations to which the Group is exposed and a sensitivity analysis for each type of risk, consisting in the presentation of the effects in the finance income (expense), net, when subjected to possible changes, of 25% to 50%, in the relevant variables for each risk. For each probable scenario, the Group utilizes the Value at Risk Methodology (VaR),for the confidence interval (C.I.) of 99% and a horizon of one day. a. Interest rate risk The quantitative data referring to the risk of exposure to the Group’s interest rates on June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are in accordance with the Financial and Commodity Risk Management Policy of the Group and are representative of the exposure incurred during the period. The main exposure to financial risks as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are shown below: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Net exposure to the CDI rate: CRA – Agribusiness Credit Receivable Certificates — (60,676 ) Credit note – export (2,266 ) (217,648 ) Rural – Credit note – Prefixed (150 ) (1,208 ) Related party transactions 166 624 CDB-DI (Bank certificates of deposit) 1,124,949 943,526 Margin cash 90,761 31,566 Subtotal 1,213,460 696,184 Derivatives (Swap) (1,681,736 ) (1,427,374 ) Total (468,276 ) (731,190 ) Net exposure to the IPCA rate: Treasury bills 22,820 27,716 CRA – Agribusiness Credit Receivable Certificates (1,843,390 ) (2,101,681 ) Margin cash 18,506 51,751 Related party transactions 105,625 117,930 Subtotal (1,696,439 ) (1,904,284 ) Derivatives (Swap) 1,606,215 1,423,667 Total (90,224 ) (480,617 ) Assets exposure to the CPI rate: Margin cash 16,133 49,144 Total 16,133 49,144 Liabilities exposure to the SOFR rate: Prepayment — (280,971 ) Prepayment – exchange agreement (2,762 ) (2,915 ) Total (2,762 ) (283,886 ) Liabilities exposure to the TJLP rate: Working Capital — (771 ) Total — (771 ) Sensitivity analysis as of June 30, 2024: Contracts exposure Risk Current scenario Scenario (I) VaR 99% C.I. 1 day Scenario (II) Interest rate variation – 25% Scenario (III) Interest rate variation – 50% Rate Effect on income Rate Effect on income Rate Effect on income CDI Increase 10.40 % 10.44 % (214 ) 15.60 % (25,946 ) 20.80 % (51,892 ) IPCA Increase 3.93 % 3.94 % (6 ) 4.91 % (945 ) 5.90 % (1,889 ) CPI Increase 3.30 % 3.30 % (1 ) 2.48 % (142 ) 1.65 % (284 ) SOFR Decrease 5.33 % 5.33 % — 6.66 % (39 ) 8.00 % (78 ) (221 ) (27,072 ) (54,143 ) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Maturity Notional Fair value (Asset) – US$ Fair value (Liability) – US$ Fair value Notional Fair value (Asset) – US$ Fair value (Liability) – US$ Fair value Swap CDI 2024 158,305 172,986 (137,722 ) (736 ) 181,769 189,067 (189,571 ) (504 ) IPCA 2024 96,698 128,160 (97,858 ) 30,301 111,031 142,472 (111,625 ) 30,847 IPCA 2027 245,626 258,963 (254,437 ) 4,526 79,937 94,520 (85,402 ) 9,118 IPCA 2028 — — — — 91,298 108,777 (100,034 ) 8,743 IPCA 2030 251,848 296,032 (282,762 ) 13,270 289,179 350,639 (328,591 ) 22,048 IPCA 2031 271,401 301,323 (306,416 ) (5,093 ) 288,874 333,981 (326,029 ) 7,952 IPCA 2032 207,452 221,637 (234,321 ) (12,684 ) 87,821 103,620 (105,459 ) (1,839 ) IPCA 2034 143,913 145,789 (147,941 ) (2,152 ) — — — — IPCA 2036 — — — — 18,824 23,487 (24,650 ) (1,163 ) IPCA 2037 217,487 254,311 (282,138 ) (27,826 ) 214,822 266,169 (267,639 ) (1,470 ) IPCA 2038 158,537 167,949 (173,545 ) (5,595 ) — — — — IPCA 2039 23,230 23,975 (24,074 ) (99 ) — — — — 1,774,497 1,971,125 (1,977,214 ) (6,088 ) 1,363,555 1,612,732 (1,539,000 ) 73,732 b. Exchange rate risk Below are presented the risks related to the most significant exchange rates fluctuation given the relevance of these currencies in the Group’s operations and the stress analysis scenarios and VaR to measure the total exposure as well as the cash flow risk with B3 and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The Group discloses these exposures considering the fluctuations of an exchange rate in particular towards the functional currency of each subsidiary. USD EUR GBP MXN AUD June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, OPERATING Cash and cash equivalents 1,595,660 1,570,813 47,936 68,154 7,326 20,102 — 271,503 134 42 Trade accounts receivable 644,217 579,651 159,539 147,839 64,311 49,743 — 134,113 472 241 Sales orders (1) 1,035,922 916,595 83,228 73,564 125,720 217,509 — — — — Trade accounts payable (257,107 ) (174,781 ) (68,210 ) (74,963 ) (10,779 ) (15,846 ) — (267,433 ) (93 ) (320 ) Purchase orders (84,177 ) (56,710 ) (19,523 ) (18,012 ) — — — — — — Subtotal 2,934,515 2,835,568 202,970 196,582 186,578 271,508 — 138,183 513 (37 ) FINANCIAL Margin cash — — — — — — — — — — Advances to customers (3,918 ) (111,368 ) (1,076 ) (12,621 ) (1,178 ) (511 ) — — — — Loans and financing (256,204 ) (306,798 ) (2,461 ) (3,218 ) (12,927 ) — — — — — Subtotal (260,122 ) (418,166 ) (3,537 ) (15,839 ) (14,105 ) (511 ) — — — — Subtotal 2,674,393 2,417,402 199,433 180,743 172,473 270,997 — 138,183 513 (37 ) Total exposure 2,674,393 2,417,402 199,433 180,743 172,473 270,997 — 138,183 513 (37 ) DERIVATIVES Future contracts (177,124 ) (250,788 ) (119,600 ) (137,070 ) (33,746 ) (44,142 ) — — — — Deliverable Forwards (DF’s) (706,508 ) (398,024 ) 50,482 67,303 (21,781 ) (14,369 ) — — 2,100 2,846 Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDF’s) (2,012,135 ) (1,306,760 ) (5,593 ) 5,071 (53,962 ) (97,124 ) — — — — Total derivatives (2,895,767 ) (1,955,572 ) (74,711 ) (64,696 ) (109,489 ) (155,635 ) — — 2,100 2,846 NET EXPOSURE (221,374 ) 461,830 124,722 116,047 62,984 115,362 — 138,183 2,613 2,809 ____________ (1) b1 Sensitivity analysis and derivative financial instruments breakdown: b1.1 US Dollar (amounts in thousands of US$): Exposure of US$ Risk Current exchange rate Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest – 25% Scenario (iii) Interest – 50% Exchange rate Effect on income Exchange rate Effect on income Exchange rate Effect on income Operating Appreciation 5.5589 5.4742 (47,620 ) 6.9486 781,705 8.3384 1,563,404 Financial Depreciation 5.5589 5.4742 4,221 6.9486 (69,292 ) 8.3384 (138,584 ) Derivatives Depreciation 5.5589 5.4742 46,991 6.9486 (771,383 ) 8.3384 (1,542,760 ) Exposure of US$ Risk Current exchange rate Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest – 25% Scenario (iii) Interest rate – 50% Exchange rate Effect on equity Exchange rate Effect on equity Exchange rate Effect on equity Net debt in foreign subsidiaries Depreciation 5.5589 5.6436 (209,377 ) 6.9486 (3,437,009 ) 8.3384 (6,873,993 ) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Quantity Notional (US$) Fair value Quantity Notional (US$) Fair value Future Contract American dollar Short 220 (177,124 ) (4,861 ) 52,199 (250,788 ) (2,078 ) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional (USD) Notional (US$) Fair value Notional (USD) Notional (US$) Fair value Deliverable Forwards American dollar Short (706,508 ) (706,508 ) 15,990 (398,024 ) (398,024 ) 29,150 Non-Deliverable Forwards American dollar Short (2,012,135 ) (2,012,135 ) (62,659 ) (1,306,760 ) (1,306,760 ) 13,975 b1.2 € — EURO (amounts in thousands of US$): Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest rate variation – 25% Scenario (iii) Interest – 50% Exposure of US$ Risk Current Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Operating Appreciation 5.9547 5.8724 (2,989 ) 4.4660 (54,067 ) 2.9774 (108,135 ) Financial Depreciation 5.9547 5.8724 52 4.4660 942 2.9774 1,884 Derivatives Depreciation 5.9547 5.8724 1,100 4.4660 19,902 2.9774 39,803 June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional (EUR) Notional (US$) Fair Notional (EUR) Notional (US$) Fair Future Contract Euro Long (1,321 ) (119,600 ) (7 ) (1,157 ) 5,071 513 Deliverable Forwards Euro Short 8,478 50,482 (1,137 ) 12,576 67,303 (1,885 ) Non-Deliverable Forwards Euro Long (939 ) (5,593 ) 84 947 5,071 (652 ) b1.3 £ — British Pound (amounts in thousands of US$): Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest rate variation – 25% Scenario (iii) Interest rate variation – 50% Exposure of US$ Risk Current exchange Exchange rate Effect on income Exchange rate Effect on income Exchange rate Effect on income Operating Appreciation 7.0259 6.9260 (2,827 ) 5.2694 (49,701 ) 3.5130 (99,402 ) Financial Depreciation 7.0259 6.9260 214 5.2694 3,757 3.5130 7,515 Derivatives Depreciation 7.0259 6.9260 1,659 5.2694 29,166 3.5130 58,332 June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional (GBP) Notional (US$) Fair Notional (GBP) Notional (US$) Fair Deliverable Forwards British pound Short (3,100 ) (21,781 ) 239 (2,333 ) (14,369 ) 202 Non-Deliverable Forwards British pound Short (7,680 ) (53,962 ) (704 ) (15,771 ) (97,124 ) (579 ) b1.4 AUD — Australian Dollar (amounts in thousands of US$): Exposure of US$ Risk Current exchange rate Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest – 25% Scenario (iii) Interest – 50% Exchange rate Effect on income Exchange rate Effect on income Exchange rate Effect on income Operating Appreciation 3.7106 3.6598 (7 ) 2.7830 (137 ) 1.8553 (274 ) Derivatives Appreciation 3.7106 3.6598 (31 ) 2.7830 (559 ) 1.8553 (1,119 ) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional (AUD) Notional (US$) Fair value Notional (AUD) Notional (US$) Fair value Deliverable Forwards Australian dollar Short 566 2,100 4 865 2,846 (1 ) c. Commodity price risk The Group operates globally (the entire livestock protein chain and related business) and during the regular course of its operations is exposed to price fluctuations in feeder cattle, live cattle, lean hogs, corn, soybeans, and energy, especially in the North American, Australian and Brazilian markets. Commodity markets are characterized by volatility arising from external factors including climate, supply levels, transportation costs, agricultural policies and storage costs, among others. The Risk Management Department is responsible for mapping the exposures to commodity prices of the Group and proposing strategies to the Risk Management Committee, in order to mitigate such exposures. c1. Position balance in commodities (cattle) contracts of JBS S.A.: Exposure in Commodities (Cattle) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 DERIVATIVES Future contracts 144,225 (101 ) NET EXPOSURE 144,225 (101 ) Sensitivity analysis as of June 30, 2024: Exposure Risk Current Scenario (i) VaR 99% C.I. 1 day Scenario (ii) Variation – 25% Scenario (ii) Variation – 50% Price Effect on Price Effect on Price Effect on Derivatives Appreciation 41 39 (5,134 ) 30 (38,419 ) 20 (76,838 ) Derivatives financial instruments breakdown: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Quantity Notional Fair value Quantity Notional Fair value Future Contracts Commodities (Cattle) Long 10,177 144,225 (501 ) (6 ) (101 ) — c2. Position balance in commodities (grain) derivatives financial instruments of Seara Alimentos: EXPOSURE in Commodities (Grain) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 OPERATING Purchase orders 65,686 114,097 Subtotal 65,686 114,097 DERIVATIVES Future contracts 38,524 — Subtotal 38,524 — NET EXPOSURE 104,210 114,097 Sensitivity analysis as of June 30, 2024: Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Price Scenario (ii) Price Exposure Risk Price Effect on income Price Effect on income Price Effect on income Operating Depreciation (1.69 )% (1,181 ) (25 )% (17,498 ) (50 )% (34,995 ) Derivatives Depreciation (1.69 )% (693 ) (25 )% (10,262 ) (50 )% (20,524 ) Derivatives financial instruments breakdown: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Instrument Risk factor Nature Quantity Notional Fair value Quantity Notional Fair value Future contracts Commodities (Grains) Short 7,698 38,524 (667 ) — — — c3. Hedge accounting of Seara Alimentos: The derivative financial instruments designated for the three -month Hedge accounting – Derivative instruments Risk factor Quantity Notional Fair value Future contracts Commodities 7,698 38,524 (740 ) c3.1. Hedge accounting: The Group applies hedge accounting for grain purchases by the subsidiary Seara Alimentos, aiming at bringing stability to the results. The designation of these instruments is based on the guidelines outlined in the Financial and Commodity Risk Management Policy defined by the Risk Management Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Financial instruments designated for hedge accounting were classified as cash flow hedge. The effective amount of the instrument’s gain or loss is recognized under “Other comprehensive income (expense)” and the ineffective amount under “Financial income (expense), net”, and the accumulated gains and losses are reclassified to profit and loss or to the balance sheet when the object is recognized, adjusting the item in which the hedged object was recorded. In these hedge relationships, the main sources of ineffectiveness are the effect of the counterparties and the Group’s own credit risk on the fair value of the forward foreign exchange contracts, which is not reflected in the change in the fair value of the hedged cash flows attributable to the change in exchange rates; changes in commodities prices; and changes in the timing of the hedged transactions. Below are the effects on the statement of income, after the adoption of hedge accounting: June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 Statements of income: Cost of sales before hedge accounting adoption (3,544,719 ) (3,965,870 ) Derivatives operating income (loss) 1,741 20,458 Currency — 1,640 Commodities 1,741 18,818 Cost of sales with hedge accounting (3,542,978 ) (3,945,412 ) Financial income (expense), net excluding derivatives (22,565 ) 29,633 Derivatives financial income (expense), net (136,505 ) (24,777 ) Currency (109,852 ) (3 ) Commodities (26,337 ) (24,060 ) Interest (316 ) (714 ) Financial income (expense), net (159,070 ) 4,856 Below are the effects on other comprehensive income (expense), after the adoption of hedge accounting: June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 Statements of other comprehensive income (expense): Financial instruments designated as hedge accounting: (129 ) (11,161 ) Currency — (895 ) Commodities (129 ) (10,266 ) Gain on cash flow hedge 380 (3,025 ) Deferred income tax on hedge accounting 1,029 Total of other comprehensive income (expense) 380 (1,996 ) Hedge cash flow movement December 31, 2023 OCI June 30, 2024 Hedge accounting operations at the parent company (510 ) 357 (153 ) (-) IR/CS 173 (121 ) 52 Impact of Hedge Operations on Subsidiaries (337 ) 236 (101 ) Below are the effects on the statement of financial position, after the adoption of hedge accounting: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Statement of financial position: Derivative (liabilities)/assets (667 ) — Financial instruments designated as hedge accounting: Commodities (667 ) — Derivative (liabilities)/assets (65,764 ) 4,473 Financial instruments not designated as hedge accounting: Exchange (65,028 ) 4,977 Interest (736 ) (504 ) Other comprehensive income (expense) (121 ) (550 ) Currency — 39 Commodities (121 ) (589 ) Inventories 55 6,577 Currency 91 136 Commodities (36 ) 6,441 Open amounts in statement of financial position of derivative assets and liabilities: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Assets: Not designated as hedge accounting — — Interest — — Current assets — 4,977 Non-current assets — — (Liabilities): Designated as hedge accounting 667 750 Interest — 750 Current liabilities 66,431 — Not designated as hedge accounting 65,764 504 Commodities 65,028 — Interest 736 504 c4. Position balance in commodities derivatives financial instruments of JBS USA: Exposure in Commodities June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 OPERATIONAL Firm contracts of cattle purchase 2,869,811 3,230,355 Subtotal 2,869,811 3,230,355 DERIVATIVES Deliverable Forwards (672,494 ) 389,130 Subtotal (672,494 ) 389,130 NET EXPOSURE 2,197,317 3,619,485 Sensitivity analysis as of June 30, 2024: Exposure Risk Scenario (i) VaR 99% I.C. 1 day Scenario (ii) Price variation – 25% Scenario (iii) Price variation – 50% Price (USD Effect on income Price Effect on income Price Effect on income Operating Depreciation (2.08 )% (63,634 ) (25.00 )% (764,466 ) (50.00 )% (1,528,932 ) Derivatives Appreciation (2.08 )% 14,912 (25.00 )% 179,140 (50.00 )% 358,281 Derivatives financial instruments breakdown: Instrument Risk factor Nature June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Notional Notional (R$) Fair value Notional (USD) Notional (R$) Fair value Deliverable Forwards Commodities (Cattle) Short (120,976 ) (672,494 ) (17,113 ) 80,377 389,130 (1,982 ) d. Credit risk The information about the exposure to weighted average loss rate, gross carrying amount, expected credit loss recognized in profit or loss and credit -impaired Weighted average loss rate Gross carrying amount Expected credit loss June 30, 2024 Cash and cash equivalents — 3,690,302 — Margin cash — 162,519 — Trade accounts receivable (2.61 )% 3,290,534 (85,805 ) Related party receivables — 511,538 — — 7,654,893 (85,805 ) e. Liquidity risk The table below shows the contractual obligation amounts from financial liabilities of the Group according to their maturities: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Less than 1 year Between 1 and 3 years Between 4 and 5 years More than 5 years Total Less than 1 year Between 1 and 3 years Between 4 and 5 years More than 5 years Total Trade accounts payable and supply chain finance 5,437,437 — — — 5,437,437 6,205,119 — — — 6,205,119 Loans and financing 875,763 12,556 1,087,561 16,636,371 18,612,251 891,570 171,228 1,212,538 17,723,802 19,999,138 Estimated interest on loans and financing (1) 1,359,711 782,310 1,598,217 7,913,301 11,653,539 1,362,896 1,052,488 1,910,116 7,390,262 11,715,762 Derivatives liabilities (assets) 229,904 — — — 229,904 144,251 — — — 144,251 Payments of leases 332,800 221,369 335,999 825,068 1,715,236 (2,796 ) 293,444 442,272 1,108,307 1,841,227 Other liabilities 20,465 53,874 — 15 74,354 21,162 20,914 — 61,967 104,043 (1) -month The Group has future commitment for purchase of grains and cattle whose balances for the six -month 32,2 $35,6 The Group has securities pledged as collateral for derivative transactions with the commodities and futures whose balance for the six -month The indirect subsidiary JBS USA and its subsidiaries, has securities pledged as collateral for derivative transactions with the commodities and futures whose balance for the six -month Also, the direct subsidiary Seara Alimentos has securities pledged as collateral for derivative transactions with the commodities and futures whose balance for the six -month A future breach of covenant may require the Group to repay the loan earlier than indicated in the above table. The interest payments on variable interest rate loans and bond issues in the table above reflect market forward interest rates at the reporting date and these amounts may change as market interest rates change. The future cash flows on derivative instruments may be different from the amount in the above table as interest rates and exchange rates or the relevant conditions underlying the derivative change. Except for these financial liabilities, it is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts. e. Risks linked to climate change and the sustainability strategy In view the Group’s operations, there is inherent exposure to risks related to climate change. Certain Group assets, which are mainly biological assets that can be measured at fair value, may be impacted by climate change and are considered in the preparation process of these financial statements. For the six -month (i) • • • (ii) • -carbon • | 27 Risk management and financial instruments Financial instruments: The Group recognizes financial assets and liabilities at fair value upon initial recognition, except for trade accounts receivable that are measured at the transaction price and subsequently classified at amortized cost or at fair value through profit or loss based on the business model for asset management and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset. Purchases or sales of financial assets or liabilities are recognized on the trade date. Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI), and fair value through profit or loss. The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them: 1. 2. Financial assets and liabilities are offset and presented net in the balance sheet when there is a legal right to offset the amounts recognized and there is an intention to liquidate them on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. The legal right should not be contingent on future events and should be applicable in the normal course of business and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Group or the counterparty. The Group uses the measurement principles described in Note 2.6 — Significant accounting judgements and estimates at each statement of financial position date for each classification type of financial assets and liabilities. Financial instruments: Financial instruments are recognized in the consolidated financial statements as follows: Note December 31, December 31, Assets Fair value through profit or loss (1) Financial investments 3 2,642,258 1,343,149 National treasury bills 3 210,716 109,662 Derivative assets 169,736 108,505 Amortized cost (2) Cash at banks 3 1,830,814 1,144,741 Margin cash 3 18,191 59,088 Trade accounts receivable 4 3,390,856 3,878,125 Related party receivables 8 118,554 182,268 Total 8,381,125 6,825,538 Liabilities Amortized cost Loans and financing 15 (19,999,137 ) (17,700,148 ) Trade accounts payable and supply chain finance 14 (6,205,119 ) (6,531,731 ) Lease (1,841,227 ) (1,721,833 ) Other financial liabilities (104,043 ) (11,876 ) Fair value through profit or loss Derivative liabilities (144,251 ) (107,238 ) Total (28,293,777 ) (26,072,826 ) (1) -term (2) -term Fair value of assets and liabilities through profit or loss: Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 — Inputs other than Level Level 3 — Inputs used for fair value calculations which are not derived from an active market. The Group do not have any financial instruments that utilize significant level 3 inputs. December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Level 1 Level 2 Total Level 1 Level 2 Total Financial assets Financial investments 206,650 2,435,608 2,642,258 — 1,343,149 1,343,149 National treasury bills 210,716 — 210,716 109,662 — 109,662 Derivative assets — 169,736 169,736 — 108,505 108,505 Financial liabilities Derivative liabilities — 144,251 144,251 — 107,238 107,238 Fair value of assets and liabilities carried at amortized cost: -A -rate -rate December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Description Principal Price Fair value Principal Price Fair value Notes 5.85% PPC 2027 — — — 850,000 99.55 % 846,175 Notes 2.50% JBS Lux 2027 1,000,000 92.10 % 920,960 1,000,000 86.90 % 869,040 Notes 5.13% JBS Lux 2028 900,000 99.66 % 896,931 900,000 95.13 % 856,188 Notes 3.00% JBS Lux 2029 600,000 88.24 % 529,440 600,000 84.02 % 504,108 Notes 6.5% JBS Lux 2029 77,973 99.27 % 77,406 77,973 98.16 % 76,537 Notes 5.5% JBS Lux 2030 1,250,000 98.55 % 1,231,875 1,250,000 95.40 % 1,192,475 Notes 3.75% JBS Lux 2031 500,000 86.45 % 432,250 500,000 82.46 % 412,280 Notes 4.25% PPC 2031 1,000,000 90.27 % 902,650 1,000,000 86.39 % 863,940 Notes 3.00% JBS Lux 2032 1,000,000 81.66 % 816,560 1,000,000 77.61 % 776,110 Notes 3.62% JBS Lux 2032 1,000,000 85.60 % 856,030 1,000,000 82.24 % 822,410 Notes 3.5% PPC 2032 900,000 84.47 % 760,203 900,000 80.72 % 726,498 Notes 5.75% JBS Lux 2033 2,050,000 99.35 % 2,036,736 2,050,000 95.41 % 1,955,885 Notes 6.25% PPC 2033 1,000,000 102.90 % 1,029,020 — — — Notes 6.75% JBS Lux 2034 1,600,000 105.27 % 1,684,368 — — — Notes 6.87% PPC 2034 499,999 108.05 % 540,230 — — — Notes 4.37% JBS Lux 2052 900,000 74.36 % 669,204 900,000 — 646,182 Notes 7.25% JBS Lux 2053 900,000 109.34 % 984,060 — — — Notes 6.50% JBS Lux 2052 1,550,000 100.71 % 1,560,989 1,550,000 96.79 % 1,500,276 16,727,972 15,928,912 13,577,973 12,048,104 Finance income (expense) by category of financial instrument: 2023 2022 2021 Fair value through profit or loss 204,573 (277,875 ) 77,969 Amortized cost (1,566,845 ) (963,823 ) (1,019,327 ) Total (1,362,272 ) (1,241,698 ) (941,358 ) Risk management: The Group during the regular course of its operations is exposed to market, credit and liquidity risks. These exposures are managed by the Risk Management Department, following the Financial and Commodities Risk Management Policy defined by the Risk Management Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. The Risk Management Department is responsible for identifying all the risk factors that may cause adverse financial results for the Group and proposing strategies to mitigate those risks. Their proposals are submitted to the Risk Management Committee for submission to the Board of Directors, who supervises the implementation of new solutions, noting limitations of scope and guidelines of the Financial and Commodities Risk Management Policy. Below are the risks and operations to which the Group is exposed and a sensitivity analysis for each type of risk, consisting in the presentation of the effects in the finance income (expense), net, when subjected to possible changes, of 25% to 50%, in the relevant variables for each risk. For each probable scenario, the Group utilizes the Value at Risk Methodology (VaR),for the confidence interval (C.I.) of 99% and a horizon of one day. a Market Risk: The exposure to market risk is continuously monitored, especially the risks related to foreign exchange, interest rates and commodity prices, which directly affect the value of financial assets and liabilities, future cash flows and net investments in foreign subsidiaries. In these cases, Group may use financial hedge instruments, including derivatives, with the approval by the Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of the Risk Management Department to ensure that other areas are within the risk exposure limits set by Management to protect against volatility in price, centralize the exposures and apply the Financial and Commodities Risk Management policy. The Risk Management Department uses proprietary and third -party a1. Interest rate risk Interest rate risk is related to potentially adverse results that Group may realize from changes in interest rates, which may be caused by economic crisis, changes in sovereign monetary policy, or market movements. The Group primarily has assets and mainly liabilities exposed to variable interest rates like the CDI Interbank Deposit Certificate), IPCA (Extended National Consumer Price Index) and TJLP (Long Term Interest Rate), among others. The Group’s Financial and Commodities Risk Management Policy does not define the proportion between float and fixed exposures, but the Risk Management Department monitors market conditions and may propose to the Risk Management Committee strategies to rebalance the exposure. The quantitative data referring to the risk of exposure to the Group’s interest rates on December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, are in accordance with the Financial and Commodity Risk Management Policy of the Group and are representative of the exposure incurred during the period. The main exposure to financial risks as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are shown below: December 31, December 31, Net exposure to the CDI rate: CRA – Agribusiness Credit Receivable Certificates (60,676 ) (5,882 ) Credit note – export (217,648 ) (441,125 ) Rural – Credit note – Prefixed (1,208 ) (800 ) Related party transactions 624 1,502 CDB-DI (Bank certificates of deposit) 943,526 676,961 Margin cash 31,566 74,237 Treasury bills — 23,774 Subtotal 696,184 328,667 Derivatives (Swap) (1,427,374 ) (1,220,527 ) Total (731,190 ) (891,860 ) Liabilities exposure to the LIBOR rate: Prepayment — (292,209 ) FINIMP — (2,823 ) PPC term loan — (478,916 ) Working Capital – Dollars — (3,190 ) Subtotal — (777,138 ) Derivatives (Swap) — 295,353 Total — (481,785 ) Net exposure to the IPCA rate: Treasury bills 27,716 14,767 CRA – Agribusiness Credit Receivable Certificates (2,101,681 ) (1,609,636 ) Margin cash 51,751 15,237 Related party transactions 117,930 104,100 Subtotal (1,904,284 ) (1,475,532 ) Derivatives (Swap) 1,423,667 1,365,001 Total (480,617 ) (110,531 ) Assets exposure to the CPI rate: Margin cash 49,144 40,469 Total 49,144 40,469 Liabilities exposure to the SOFR rate: Prepayment (280,971 ) (161,410 ) Prepayment – exchange agreement (2,915 ) — Total (283,886 ) (161,410 ) Liabilities exposure to the TJLP rate: Working Capital (771 ) (647 ) Total (771 ) (647 ) Sensitivity analysis as of December 31, 2023: Contracts exposure Risk Current Scenario (I) VaR Scenario (II) Scenario (III) Rate Effect Rate Effect Rate Effect CDI Increase 11.65 % 11.70 % (340 ) 14.56 % (20,839 ) 17.48 % (41,671 ) IPCA Increase 4.68 % 4.69 % (63 ) 5.85 % (5,496 ) 7.02 % (10,992 ) CPI Decrease 3.10 % 3.09 % (4 ) 2.33 % (372 ) 1.55 % (745 ) SOFR Increase 5.38 % 5.38 % (11 ) 6.73 % (3,732 ) 8.07 % (7,464 ) (418 ) (30,439 ) (60,872 ) Instrument Risk Maturity December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Notional Fair value (Asset) – Fair Fair Notional Fair (Asset) – Fair Fair Swap LIBOR — — — — — 288,889 295,353 (280,251 ) 15,102 CDI 2023 — — — — 76,662 80,523 (77,551 ) 2,972 CDI 2024 181,769 189,067 (189,571 ) (504 ) — — — — IPCA — 111,031 142,472 (111,625 ) 30,847 103,021 123,845 (98,448 ) 25,397 IPCA 2027 79,937 94,520 (85,402 ) 9,118 74,171 80,302 (80,025 ) 277 IPCA 2028 91,298 108,777 (100,034 ) 8,743 84,712 92,333 (93,764 ) (1,431 ) IPCA 2030 289,179 350,639 (328,591 ) 22,048 268,317 296,304 (307,264 ) (10,960 ) IPCA 2031 288,874 333,981 (326,029 ) 7,952 274,067 283,731 (300,700 ) (16,969 ) IPCA 2032 87,821 103,620 (105,459 ) (1,839 ) 172,490 177,699 (186,308 ) (8,609 ) IPCA 2036 18,824 23,487 (24,650 ) (1,163 ) 19,166 19,524 (21,408 ) (1,884 ) IPCA 2037 214,822 266,169 (267,639 ) (1,470 ) 243,786 291,262 (311,581 ) (20,319 ) 1,363,555 1,612,732 (1,539,000 ) 73,732 1,605,281 1,740,876 (1,757,300 ) (16,424 ) a2. Exchange rate risk Exchange rate risk relates to potentially adverse results that the Group may face from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates from economic crisis, sovereign monetary policy alterations, or market movements. The Risk Management Department enters into transaction with derivative instruments previously approved by the Board of Directors to protect financial assets and liabilities and future cash flow from commercial activities and net investments in foreign operations. The Board of Directors has approved the use of future contracts, NDFs (non deliverable forwards), DFs (Deliverable forwards), and swaps that may be applied to hedge loans, investments, cash flows from interest payments, export estimate, acquisition of raw material, and other transactions, whenever they are quoted in currencies different than the entity’s. functional currency. The primary exposures to exchange rate risk are in US Dollars (US$), Euro (€), British Pound (£), Mexican Pesos (MXN) and Australian Dollars (AU$). The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and other positions exposed to foreign currency risk at December 31, 2023, and 2022 are presented below along with the notional amounts of derivative contracts intended to offset the exposure, in accordance with the Group’s Financial and Commodities Risk Management Policy. The exposure is related to Brazilian Real. USD EUR GBP MXN AUD December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, OPERATING Cash and cash equivalents 1,570,813 737,591 68,154 40,184 20,102 12,202 271,503 122,588 42 7 Trade accounts receivable 579,651 1,173,723 147,839 136,478 49,743 51,302 134,113 126,037 241 86 Sales orders 916,595 597,296 73,564 41,964 217,509 13,379 — — — — Trade accounts payable (174,781 ) (154,283 ) (74,963 ) (92,271 ) (15,846 ) (18,799 ) (267,433 ) (52,346 ) (320 ) (118 ) Purchase orders (56,710 ) (61,679 ) (18,012 ) (12,181 ) — — — — — — Operating subtotal 2,835,568 2,292,648 196,582 114,174 271,508 58,084 138,183 196,279 (37 ) (25 ) FINANCIAL Margin cash — 269 — — — — — — — — Advances to customers (111,368 ) (36,204 ) (12,621 ) (856 ) (511 ) — — — — — Loans and financing (306,798 ) (1,362,474 ) (3,218 ) (4,986 ) — — — — — — Financial subtotal (418,166 ) (1,398,409 ) (15,839 ) (5,842 ) (511 ) — — — — — Operating financial subtotal 2,417,402 894,239 180,743 108,332 270,997 58,084 138,183 196,279 (37 ) (25 ) Related party transactions, net — — — 289,556 — — — — — — Total exposure 2,417,402 894,239 180,743 397,888 270,997 58,084 138,183 196,279 (37 ) (25 ) DERIVATIVES Future contracts (250,788 ) (103,000 ) (137,070 ) (103,490 ) (44,142 ) — — — — — Deliverable Forwards (398,024 ) (463,371 ) 67,303 84,013 (14,369 ) (5,208 ) — (291,377 ) 2,846 943 Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDF’s) (1,306,760 ) 3,029 5,071 (11,834 ) (97,124 ) (19,761 ) — — — — Swap — 15,101 — — — — — — — — Total derivatives (1,955,572 ) (548,241 ) (64,696 ) (31,311 ) (155,635 ) (24,969 ) — (291,377 ) 2,846 943 NET EXPOSURE IN US$ 461,830 345,998 116,047 366,577 115,362 33,115 138,183 (95,098 ) 2,809 918 Net debt in foreign subsidiaries (1) (14,775,198 ) (12,816,599 ) — — — — — — — — (1) a2.1. Sensitivity analysis and derivative financial instruments breakdown: a2.1.1 US Dollar (amounts in thousands of US$): Current Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest Scenario (iii) Interest Exposure of US$ Risk Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Operating Appreciation 4.8413 4.7621 (45,314 ) 3.6310 (692,836 ) 2.4207 (1,385,677 ) Financial Depreciation 4.8413 4.7621 (3,573 ) 3.6310 (54,636 ) 2.4207 (109,272 ) Derivatives Depreciation 4.8413 4.7621 31,251 3.6310 477,820 2.4207 955,643 Current exchange Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest Scenario (iii) Interest rate Exposure of US$ Risk Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Net debt in foreign subsidiaries Depreciation 4.8413 4.9205 (241,589 ) 6.0516 (3,693,815 ) 7.2620 (7,387,599 ) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Quantity Notional (US$) Fair value Quantity Notional (US$) Fair value Future Contract American dollar Short 52,199 (250,788 ) (2,078 ) 51 490 (872 ) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional (US$) Notional (US$) Fair value Notional (US$) Notional (US$) Fair value Deliverable Forwards American dollar Short (398,024 ) (398,024 ) 29,150 (463,371 ) (2,417,731 ) 67,658 Non-Deliverable Forwards American dollar Short (1,306,760 ) (1,306,760 ) 13,975 3029 15804 (339 ) a2.1.2 € – EURO (amounts in thousands of US$): Current Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest Scenario (iii) Interest Exposure of US$ Risk Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Operating Appreciation 5.3516 5.2638 (3,153 ) 4.0137 (48,033 ) 2.6758 (96,065 ) Financial Depreciation 5.3516 5.2638 254 4.0137 3,870 2.6758 7,740 Derivatives Appreciation 5.3516 5.2638 1,038 4.0137 15,808 2.6758 31,616 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional Notional Fair Notional Notional Fair Non-Deliverable Euro Long (1,157 ) 5,071 513 78,708 85,306 3,443 Deliverable Forwards Euro Short 12,576 67,303 (1,885 ) (11,087 ) (12,016 ) 9 a2.1.3 £ – British Pound (amounts in thousands of US$): Current Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest Scenario (iii) Interest Exposure of US$ Risk Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Operating Appreciation 6.1586 6.0564 (4,405 ) 4.6190 (66,340 ) 3.0793 (132,680 ) Financial Depreciation 6.1586 6.0564 8 4.7134 125 3.1423 250 Derivatives Depreciation 6.1586 6.0564 2,525 4.6190 38,028 3.0793 76,055 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional Notional Fair value Notional Notional Fair value Deliverable Forwards British pound Short (2,333 ) (14,369 ) 202 (829 ) (4,869 ) (193 ) Non-Deliverable British pound Short (15,771 ) (97,124 ) (579 ) (3,147 ) (18,476 ) 1,357 a2.1.4 MXN – Mexican Peso (amounts in thousands of US$): Current Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest Scenario (iii) Interest Exposure of US$ Risk Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Operating Appreciation 0.2856 0.2815 (1,962 ) 0.2142 (33,763 ) 0.1428 (67,527 ) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional Notional Fair value Notional Notional Fair value Deliverable Forwards Mexican peso Short — — — (1,092,527 ) (272,434 ) (30,362 ) a2.1.5 AUD – Australian Dollar (amounts in thousands of US$): Current Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Interest Scenario (iii) Interest Exposure of US$ Risk Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Exchange Effect on Operating Depreciation 3.2882 3.2319 1 2.4662 9 1.6441 18 Derivatives Appreciation 3.2882 3.2319 (48 ) 2.4662 (695 ) 1.6441 (1,391 ) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional Notional Fair Notional Notional Fair Deliverable Forwards Australian dollar Long 865 2,846 (1 ) 266 943 5 b. Commodity price risk The Group operates globally (the entire livestock protein chain and related business) and during the regular course of its operations is exposed to price fluctuations in feeder cattle, live cattle, lean hogs, corn, soybeans, and energy, especially in the North American, Australian and Brazilian markets. Commodity markets are characterized by volatility arising from external factors including climate, supply levels, transportation costs, agricultural policies and storage costs, among others. The Risk Management Department is responsible for mapping the exposures to commodity prices of the Group and proposing strategies to the Risk Management Committee, in order to mitigate such exposures. Biological assets are a very important raw material used by the Group. In order to maintain future supply of these materials, the Group participates in forward contracts to anticipate purchases with suppliers. To complement these forward purchases, the Group use derivative instruments to mitigate each specific exposure, most notably futures contracts, to mitigate the impact of price fluctuations — on inventories and sales contracts. The Group takes the historical average amount spent on materials as an indication of the operational value to be protected by firm contracts. b.1 Position balance in commodities (cattle) contracts of JBS S.A.: Given the nature of its operations, the Group is exposed to volatility in cattle prices, where price fluctuations arise from factors beyond the Group’s control, such as climate, cattle supply, transportation costs and agricultural policies among others. Forward purchases of cattle can be negotiated at floating (prices marked at the delivery day current price) or fixed prices. The Group may use future contracts traded at the B3 to balance these exposures. The factors that influence the commodity price risk reduction strategy are the timing of term contracts for cattle purchases considering any negotiated values and terms. The Group’s exposure to cattle price fluctuation as of December 31, 2023, are presented below in accordance with the Group’s Financial and Commodities Risk Management Policy and are representative of the exposure at each period end. Exposure in Commodities (Cattle) December 31, December 31, Firm contracts of cattle purchase — 2,873 Subtotal — 2,873 DERIVATIVES Future contracts (101 ) (385 ) Subtotal (101 ) (385 ) NET EXPOSURE (101 ) 2,488 Sensitivity analysis as of December 31, 2023: Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Scenario (ii) Exposure Risk Current Price Effect on Price Effect on Price Effect on Derivatives Cattle depreciation 52 55 (5 ) 65 (25 ) 78 (49 ) Derivatives financial instruments breakdown: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Quantity Notional Fair value Quantity Notional Fair value Future Contracts Commodities (Cattle) Long (6 ) (101 ) — 21 (385 ) (19 ) b2. Position balance in commodities (grain) derivatives financial instruments of Seara Alimentos: Seara Alimentos is exposed to price volatility of grain, which changes based on factors beyond the management’s control, such as climate, the supply volume, transportation costs, agricultural policies and others. Seara Alimentos, in accordance with its policy of inventory management, started the strategy of managing the risk of grain’s price by actively monitoring the Group´s grains needs, including expectations of future consumption, anticipated purchases, combined with future market operations, by hedging with grain futures on B3, CME and Over the Counter (OTC), through Non -Deliverable Management’s estimate at the exposure risk to grain’s price changes at Seara Alimentos at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are presented below in accordance with the Financial and Commodities Risk Management Policy and are representative of the exposure incurred during the period. EXPOSURE in Commodities (Grain) December 31, December 31, December 31, OPERATING Purchase orders 114,097 224,766 346,574 Subtotal 114,097 224,766 346,574 DERIVATIVES Future contracts — (948 ) (17,218 ) Brazil Cash basis — — 3,542 Non-Deliverable Forwards — (30,990 ) (202,375 ) Subtotal — (31,938 ) (216,051 ) NET EXPOSURE 114,097 192,828 130,523 Sensitivity analysis as of December 31, 2023: Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Price Scenario (ii) Price Exposure Risk Price Effect on Price Effect on Price Effect on Operating Depreciation (2.19 )% (2,451 ) (25.00 )% (27,878 ) (50.00 )% (55,756 ) Derivatives financial instruments breakdown: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Quantity Notional Fair value Quantity Notional Fair value Future contracts Commodities (Grains) Short — — — 520 (948 ) (2,448 ) Non-Deliverable Forwards Commodities (Grains) Short — — — 4,000 (30,990 ) 684 b3. Hedge accounting of Seara Alimentos: b3.1. Hedge accounting: The Group applies hedge accounting for grain purchases by the subsidiary Seara Alimentos, aiming at bringing stability to the results. The designation of these instruments is based on the guidelines outlined in the Financial and Commodity Risk Management Policy defined by the Risk Management Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Financial instruments designated for hedge accounting were classified as cash flow hedge. The effective amount of the instrument’s gain or loss is recognized under “Other comprehensive income (expense)” and the ineffective amount under “Financial income (expense), net”, and the accumulated gains and losses are reclassified to profit and loss or to the statement of financial position when the object is recognized, adjusting the item in which the hedged object was recorded. In these hedge relationships, the main sources of ineffectiveness are the effect of the counterparties and the Group’s own credit risk on the fair value of the forward foreign exchange contracts, which is not reflected in the change in the fair value of the hedged cash flows attributable to the change in exchange rates; changes in commodities prices; and changes in the timing of the hedged transactions. Below are the effects on the statement of income, after the adoption of hedge accounting: December 31, December 31, Statements of income: Cost of sales before hedge accounting adoption (7,798,858 ) (7,303,648 ) Derivatives operating income (loss) 31,693 61,857 Currency 1,441 10,103 Commodities 30,252 51,754 Cost of sales with hedge accounting (7,767,165 ) (7,241,791 ) Financial income (expense), net excluding derivatives (77,411 ) (45,390 ) Derivatives financial income (expense), net 14,405 (46,354 ) Currency 39,968 (61,277 ) Commodities (24,357 ) 26 Interest (1,206 ) 14,897 Financial income (expense), net (63,006 ) (91,744 ) Below are the effects on other comprehensive income (expense), after the adoption of hedge accounting: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Statements of other comprehensive income (expense): Financial instruments designated as hedge accounting: (537 ) (7,800 ) Currency 39 (2,622 ) Commodities (576 ) (5,178 ) Gain (loss) on cash flow hedge 7,882 (48,526 ) Deferred income tax on hedge accounting 16,499 Total of other comprehensive income (expense) 7,882 (32,027 ) Hedge cash flow movement December 31, 2022 OCI December 31, 2023 Hedge accounting operations at the parent company (7,992 ) 7,482 (510 ) (-) Income tax 2,717 (2,544 ) 173 Impact of Hedge Operations on Subsidiaries 272 (272 ) — (92 ) 92 — Impact of Hedge Operations on Subsidiaries (5,095 ) 4,758 (337 ) Below are the effects on the statement of financial position, after the adoption of hedge accounting: December 31, December 31, Statement of financial position: Derivative (liabilities)/assets — (1,765 ) Financial instruments designated as hedge accounting: Commodities — (1,765 ) Currency — — Derivative (liabilities)/assets 4,473 18,073 Financial instruments not designated as hedge accounting: Exchange 4,977 — Interest (504 ) 18,073 Other comprehensive income (expense) (550 ) (7,720 ) Currency 39 (2,595 ) Commodities (589 ) (5,125 ) Inventories 6,577 6,951 Currency 136 2,298 Commodities 6,441 4,653 Open amounts in statement of financial position of derivative assets and liabilities: December 31, December 31, Assets: Not designated as hedge accounting — 18,074 Interest — 18,074 Current assets 4,977 13,267 Non-current assets — 4,807 (Liabilities): Designated as hedge accounting 750 1,764 Commodities — 1,764 interest 750 — Current liabilities — 1,765 Not designated as hedge accounting Currency 504 — interest 504 — b4. Position balance in commodities derivatives financial instruments of JBS USA: Exposure in Commodities December 31, December 31, OPERATIONAL Firm contracts of cattle purchase 3,230,355 2,514,530 Subtotal 3,230,355 2,514,530 DERIVATIVES Deliverable Forwards 389,130 (154,278 ) Subtotal 389,130 (154,278 ) NET EXPOSURE 3,619,485 2,360,252 Sensitivity analysis as of December 31, 2023: Scenario (i) VaR 99% Scenario (ii) Price Scenario (iii) Price Exposure Risk Price (US$ Effect on Price Effect on Price Effect on Operating Depreciation (2.25 )% (71,163 ) (25.00 )% (789,300 ) (50.00 )% (1,578,600 ) Derivatives Appreciation (2.25 )% (8,572 ) (25.00 )% (95,079 ) (50.00 )% (190,159 ) Derivatives financial instruments breakdown: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Instrument Risk factor Nature Notional Notional Fair value Notional Notional Fair Deliverable Forwards Commodities (Cattle) Short 80,377 389,130 (1,982 ) (29,568 ) (154,278 ) (31,182 ) c. Credit risk The Group is potentially subject to credit risk related to accounts receivable, financial investments and derivative contracts. For the receivable account the Financial and Commodities Risk Policy significantly understand the diversification of the portfolio contribute significantly to the reduction of credit, but also sets parameters for the credit granting observing the measures, financial and operational, supported by consultations with agencies that also monitor credit. The impairment of these financial assets is carried out based on credit analyses. If the counter party of a financial transaction is a financial institution (financial investments and derivative contracts), the Group establishes exposure limits set by the Risk Management Committee, based on the risk ratings of specialized international agencies. The Group considers a financial asset to be in default when: 1. 2. Category % Equity Maximum AAA 2.00 5 years AA 1.00 3 years A 0.50 2 years BBB 0.25 1 year The information about the exposure to weighted average loss rate, gross carrying amount, impairment losses recognized in profit or loss were as follows: Weighted Gross Expected December 31, 2023 Cash and cash equivalents — 4,569,517 — Margin cash — 132,461 — Trade accounts receivable 2.50 % 3,390,856 (84,913 ) Related party receivables — 118,554 — — 8,211,388 (84,913 ) d. Liquidity risk Liquidity risk arises from the Group’s working capital management and obligations to pay interest and principal on its financing, especially debt instruments. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company may not have available liquidity to meet its financial obligations when they are due. The Group’s key management personnel manage liquidity risk primarily by assessing the Group’s overall leverage by monitoring the net debt ratio. This ratio compares the Group’s net debt (total loans and financing less the total of cash and cash equivalents) to “Adjusted EBITDA” for the preceding 12 months. The Group’s working capital management strategy includes maintaining its leverage at or below its target leverage ratio in order to ensure that the Group can meet its financial obligations while achieving efficiency in its cost of funding. The leverage ratio is shown below: December 31, December 31, Leverage indicator (USD) 4.42x 2.26x The table below shows the contractual obligation amounts from financial liabilities of the Group according to their maturities: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Less than Between Between More than Total Less than Between Between More than Total Trade accounts payable and supply chain finance 6,205,119 — — — 6,205,119 6,531,731 — — — 6,531,731 Loans and financing 891,570 171,228 1,212,538 17,723,802 19,999,138 1,577,047 815,045 2,396,339 12,911,717 17,700,148 Estimated interest on loans and financing (1) 1,362,896 1,052,488 1,910,116 7,390,262 11,715,762 924,346 1,837,495 1,485,208 4,441,125 8,688,174 Derivatives liabilities (assets) 144,251 — — — 144,251 107,238 — — — 107,238 Other liabilities 21,162 20,914 — 61,967 104,043 6,498 5,327 51 — 11,876 Payments of leases (2,796 ) 293,444 442,272 1,108,307 1,841,227 342,747 500,539 313,253 853,253 2,009,792 Total 8,622,202 1,538,074 3,564,926 26,284,338 40,009,540 9,489,607 3,158,406 4,194,851 18,206,095 35,048,959 (1) The Group has future commitment for purchase of grains and cattle whose balances at December 31, 2023 is US$35.6 billion (December 31, 2022 is US$32.9 billion). The Group has securities pledged as collateral for derivative transactions with the commodities and futures whose balance at December 31, 2023 is US$13,575 (US$15,416 at December 31, 2022). This guarantee exceeds the amount of the collateral. The indirect subsidiary JBS USA and its subsidiaries, has securities pledged as collateral for derivative transactions with the commodities and futures whose balance at December 31, 2023 is US$67,335 (US$99,288 at December 31, 2022). This guarantee exceeds the amount of the collateral. Also, the direct subsidiary Seara Alimentos has securities pledged as collateral for derivative transactions with the commodities and futures whose balance at December 31, 2023 is US$51,751 (US$15,505 at December 31, 2022). This guarantee exceeds the amount of the collateral. As disclosed in Note 15 Loans and financing, the Group has multiple bank loans that contains a loan covenants. A future breach of covenant may require the Group to repay the loan earlier than indicated in the above table. The interest payments on variable interest rate loans and bond issues in the table above reflect market forward interest rates at the reporting date and these amounts may change as market interest rates change. The future cash flows on derivative instruments may be different from the amount in the above table as interest rates and exchange rates or the relevant conditions underlying the derivative change. Except for these financial liabilities, it is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts. e. Risks linked to climate change and the sustainability strategy In view of the Group’s operations, there is inherent exposure to risks related to climate change. Certain Group assets, including biological assets that can be measured at fair value, may be impacted by climate change which is considered in the preparation process of these financial statements. For the year ended December 31, 2023, Management considered as main risk th |