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Small Meatpackers Receive Additional Grants

Published January 6, 2023

The Biden administration announced it’s awarding an additional $9.6 million in grants and loans to expand meat processing across the country. U.S. Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack said in a press conference that the programs aim to create “additional market…

Expansion is a Double Edged Sword

Published November 13, 2022

CattleFax CEO Randy Blach spoke the expansion of meat processing while at the U.S. Meat Export Federation Strategic Planning Conference in Oklahoma City. Labor shortages are a huge obstacle faced by packing plants. "Are we going to continue to have…

Rounds Talks Policy at Corn Conference

Published January 24, 2022

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds was featured at the South Dakota Corn University event in Sioux Falls Saturday. Rising food prices are making headlines, but Rounds said the general public needs to understand the entire story. "Consumers are telling their…

Meat Institute Disputes White House Packer Claim

Published January 23, 2022

The Biden administration has dubbed the rising retail value of meat coupled with higher packer margins “exploitations” of consumers and farmers. The North American Meat Institute disputed that claim saying consumers saw increased meat prices in 2021 because of labor…

State Attorney Generals Encourage Enforcement of Packers & Stockyards Act

Published January 3, 2022

Attorney Generals from 16 states including North and South Dakota encouraged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to strengthen the enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act. They discussed the consolidation in the meat industry that’s risen in recent years. The…

White House Addresses Packer Concentration

Published September 9, 2021

The Biden Administration is taking action to address concentration within the meatpacking industry. In a White House briefing, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese cited the rising cost of food. "About half of the overall increase in grocery prices can…

NDFB Sets New Policy Priorities in Annual Meeting

Published November 23, 2020

NDFB met in Bismarck on Friday for their annual meeting. President Daryl Lies says the day-long event focused on a variety of policies including private property rights. "We're always finding new things that need to be changed including the open…

Packers Could ‘Drag Their Feet’ on Running at Full Capacity

Published May 7, 2020

Market analysts are closely watching how the meat packing companies handle reopening. Because of the current margins, there may not be much incentive for the packer to run at full capacity. "Following the boxed beef numbers closely, I think there's…

OCM Seeks to “Breakup” Big Four Meatpackers

Published May 4, 2020

The Organization for Competitive Markets is calling for the breakup of the “big four” meat packing companies. Together, Cargill, JBS, National Beef and Tyson process 85 percent of the U.S. beef supply. In a statement, Organization Interim Executive Director Ben…

Articles tagged under: meat packers

Small Meatpackers Receive Additional Grants

Expansion is a Double Edged Sword

Rounds Talks Policy at Corn Conference

Meat Institute Disputes White House Packer Claim

State Attorney Generals Encourage Enforcement of Packers & Stockyards Act

White House Addresses Packer Concentration

NDFB Sets New Policy Priorities in Annual Meeting

Packers Could ‘Drag Their Feet’ on Running at Full Capacity

OCM Seeks to “Breakup” Big Four Meatpackers

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