Shares of Brazilian meat giant JBS fell nearly 3% in morning trading as they made their debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading in New York is a long-held goal for JBS, which was founded 72 years ago and is now one of the world's largest meat companies.

Brazilian meat giant JBS is making its U.S. public market debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "JBS."

Shares of JBS posted a slight gain in their NYSE debut Friday after years of complications for the Brazilian meatpacking giant to trade in U.S. public markets.