Source: Gred Henderson, AGWEB, 5/6/20


President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday he has asked the Justice Department to look into allegations that U.S. meat packers broke antitrust law because the prices paid to farmers and ranchers has declined even as meat prices rose, Reuters reports. “I’ve asked the Justice Department to look into it. ... I’ve asked them to take a very serious look into it, because it shouldn’t be happening that way and we want to protect our farmers,” the president said at a  White House event attended by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.

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