Government looking at anti-competitive behavior in meat processing industry
The New York Times
The Biden administration has pledged to take action to enforce antitrust laws in the meatpacking industry. The prices of protein sources — beef, chicken and pork — have risen since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but farmers and ranchers have been making less money during that time.
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