US Government Look To Take Meat Processors To Task

Jan 04, 2022

The US government is preparing to do battle with a handful of companies it says holds too much control when it comes to the price of meat and poultry.

President Joe Biden joined by USDA secretary Tom Vilsack, announced a four point plan to bring back competition to the industry and raise the prices that producers receive for their animals. There are groups on this side of the border that are suggesting the Trudeau government should be doing the same.

The US meat institute was quick to issue its' own statement following Biden's meeting on Monday. It says the US government is ignoring the real issue that packing plants and processors in the states are facing and that's a critical labour shortage. That's also an issue here as some plants in eastern Canada have a 40 percent vacancy rate. It's not quite that bad in Alberta, but it's getting there.

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