A House coronavirus panel says meat processing and packing companies worked closely with allies in the Trump administration to help keep facilities open.
Those record prices incentivized rapid herd expansion among producers which led in part to the oversupply of cattle in 2020.
Both the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the North American Meat Institute had two separate instances of defending the agriculture industry.
The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Actl is part of the ongoing effort to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by major meat packers.
A new report finds that proposals increasing government interference and mandates will cost livestock producers billions of dollars.
The North American Meat Institute outlined key meat and poultry industry negotiating objectives and priorities for a bilateral U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement.