Source: Saul Elbein, THE HILL, 1/4/22


Critics of the nation’s largest meatpacking companies say President Biden’s efforts to make the industry more competitive don’t go far enough and are urging him to take more meaningful steps to help smaller industries. These advocates say that while Biden’s rhetoric and the administration’s plans to provide $1 billion to fund the creation of regional slaughterhouses is welcome, it stops short of the reforms that would make a difference in the lives of farmers — and lower prices for consumers. 

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