Justice Department Issues Subpoenas to Beef-Processing Giants

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The Justice Department is deepening federal antitrust scrutiny of the U.S. meat industry, following complaints about industry pricing practices

The department recently issued civil subpoenas to the four biggest beef processors, JBS USA Holdings Inc., Tyson Foods Inc., Cargill Inc. and National Beef Packing Co.

, according to people familiar with the matter. JBS and Tyson also are leading pork producers, and the department is seeking information on their activities in that market as...

 

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Going to have to get the FDA inspectors back, if you want people to eat that stuff.

In past 2 days had DOJ pressed charges of Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive practices against poultry supplier CEO's and Executive Officers of Pilgrim's Pride and Claxton Poultry Farms.

The whole industry is corrupt thanks to its 'overseer,' the USDA, being in charge of it. It keeps the greedy politicians welcoming illegals, incentivizes monopolies, lets animal torture proliferate with a wink and a nod and taxpayers bail it out automatically with Farm Bill.

Good!!!!

Their findings? The meat industry is owned by rich people, so sick it, poor people!

I think it was due to panic and confusion. As the article points out, people feared a shortage when there wasn’t one at all. Just a slow down of getting it to the markets.

Big is not beautiful...

Bitcoin solves this

Go vegan

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