Packers and Stockyards — Latest Stories

FTC Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger; USDA Finalizes Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Rule

Antitrust enforcers dealt two major challenges to corporate power at different ends of the food supply chain over the past two weeks.

USDA and DOJ Take On Deceptive, Exclusionary Poultry Contracts

USDA and DOJ collaborate to sue Koch Foods for restrictive contract termination fees. USDA also finalizes poultry contract transparency rule. Farmers say keep the foot on the gas.

Poultry & Livestock, PolicyClaire KellowayNovember 16, 2023Packers and Stockyards, poultry, tournament, transparency, DOJ, USDA

USDA Proposes Rule to Deter Packer Retaliation, Discrimination, and Deception

New USDA rule could clear the way for farmers to challenge meatpackers for retaliation and discrimination. Plus USDA commits $15 million to boost state attorneys general.

Policy, Poultry & LivestockClaire KellowaySeptember 29, 2022P&S Act, Packers and Stockyards, Meatpackers, USDA

Booker Bill Would Phase out Factory Farms and Revive the Packers and Stockyards Act

Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker introduced a bill on Monday to radically reform an animal agriculture system that currently puts independent producers, rural communities, and consumers at risk.