on June 11, 2010
USDA to Issue Livestock Competition Rules
USDA plans in June to propose rules that would bar meatpackers from unfairly favoring big cattle feedlots when they buy animals for slaughter, and to give poultry producers more leverage when dealing with processors.
USDA plans in June to propose rules that would bar meatpackers from unfairly favoring big cattle feedlots when they buy animals for slaughter, and to give poultry producers more leverage when dealing with processors.
Section 11006 of the 2008 farm bill requires USDA to issue rules that will enable the…