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HURON, S.D. – Supply and demand drive the market. Or do they? Market manipulation was the focus of a panel discussion hosted during the South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) State […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A federal judge in Minnesota has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against major meatpackers, ruling the cattle ranchers’ claims lacked legal standing. Meatpacking giants Cargill Inc., JBS SA, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoping to beef up its enforcement of anti-competitive practices in the meat and food sectors, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a partnership between USDA […]
MIAMI, FL – The nation’s largest beef packers are facing a growing number of antitrust lawsuits alleging a conspiracy to fix prices, as five more complaints were filed in a […]
HURON, S.D. – Packer Accountability is among the topics experts from across the state and nation will discuss during the 2022 South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) State Convention held in […]
HOUSTON, TX – A major food distributor has accused the “Big Four” beef packers of fixing prices and manipulating markets to the detriment of ranchers and consumers. Sysco, a Texas-based […]
CHICAGO, ILL – Tyson Foods, Inc, Cargill Inc. and other major meat producers are using the colossal share of the market to limit beef supplies sold to U.S. wholesalers in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concentration in the food and agricultural economy has accelerated at a rapid pace since the 1980s, and particularly since the Great Recession. In the past four decades, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – It’s a matter of food security. That’s the message National Farmers Union President Rob Lawrew delivered to a a subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota has issued an order substantially denying the motion by the nation’s four largest beef packers (Defendants) to dismiss […]
Jerald Leroy Hess, 81, of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away on July 16, 2024, at the Fort Meade […]