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Meatpackers Appear Before the House Ag Committee

Meatpackers Appear Before the House Ag Committee

Congressman Dusty Johnson Photo: WNAX


Executives from the big four meatpackers faced off with members of the House Agriculture Committee over charges of price and supply manipulation.

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says there are several layers of concentration….

Johnson says he doesn’t think the big four are prepared for further disruptions….

Johnson says there are fewer processing plants handling most of the production….

Johnson says they are also frustrated by the slow pace of the Department of Justice investigation into the meat packers’ operations.

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