WASHINGTON – South Dakota Senator John Thune and Representative Dusty Johnson have sent a joint letter, along with several other colleagues, urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to continue the D.O.J. investigation into the nation’s four biggest meat packers.
South Dakota Stockgrowers Executive Director James Halverson says they applaud the move.
He says today, only four meat packers control about 85-percent of the nation’s beef packing capacity.
In their letter, the members of Congress wrote that they urge the Department of Justice Antitrust Division to continue vigilance and where possible, provide updates and findings.
Halverson says consumers and producers alike are not getting a fair price, whether buying or selling. He says “this investigation must continue and bring to light the backdoor collusion that is crippling our producers and swindling consumers.”
Halverson is hoping for Senate and House hearings on the issue.
