NFU Sends Letter to Congress Urging Support for Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act

Jun 16, 2022

In a letter to Congress today, National Farmers Union (NFU) expressed support for the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act and urged Members to support this critical legislation that will provide fairness to farmers, lower prices for consumers, and fight back against decades of consolidation in agriculture. A link to the letter can be found here.

“The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act includes a host of Farmers Union priorities that will provide fairness for farmers,” said NFU President Rob Larew. “Farmers Union members are in strong support of bolstering USDA’s ability to investigate consolidation in the livestock industry that has been squeezing profits away from farmers and ranchers. NFU is also supportive of the provisions to expand processing capacity that will give our members more opportunities to get their products to their communities.

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