DOJ announced that Bayer will stop problematic parts of its loyalty programs with seed breeders. Except Bayer voluntarily pulled these programs months ago. The agreement only pauses them for another 7 years. Advocates want more, meaningful guardrails.
Read MoreAdvocates hoped the Agri Stats case would set stronger limits on corporations that use a data-consultant to support collusion. State AGs felt a trial was too risky. The success of this complicated settlement hinges on a court-appointed monitor.
Read MoreAntitrust enforcement could bring down grocery prices, but will Trump’s FTC and DOJ deliver? The agencies have been weakened by firings.
Read MoreIn the final days of the Biden administration, antitrust enforcers filed several lawsuits and finalized rules to help farmers and independent retailers.
Read MoreFood industry experts project that dominant brands and private equity firms will buy more mid-sized companies in 2025, threatening innovation, price competition, and jobs.
Read MoreFederal antitrust enforcers have outstanding cases against AgriStats, Kroger and Albertsons, and Corteva and Syngenta. What will happen to them during a Trump administration?
Read MoreThe DOJ may have failed to block a major sugar merger, but documents from their trial raised red flags for sugar buyers who now accuse sugar companies of price-fixing.
Read MoreUSDA 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.
Read MoreAgri Stats collects and shares detailed data on meat companies’ prices, wages, production levels, and profit margins. Antitrust enforcers say that meat packers used this information to fix prices and suppress wages.
Read MoreDOJ and FTC set new standards for reviewing mergers and acquisitions that take a stronger stance against concentrated market structures, vertical integration, harms to suppliers, and more.
Read MoreOpen Markets and Farm Action hosted farmers and other food business owners in Washington, DC to assess the Biden administration’s commitment to restoring fair competition in the food system.
Read MoreFarmers and food businesses urge antitrust enforcers to strengthen merger guidelines and fight consolidation.
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