President Trump Could Actually Lower Egg Prices. Here’s How
There is a solution, and it’s now in the hands of President Donald Trump—who campaigned on lowering prices—to do something about it.
There is a solution, and it’s now in the hands of President Donald Trump—who campaigned on lowering prices—to do something about it.
Internal documents reveal that the USDA failed to meet legal oversight requirements for checkoff programs and enabled the misuse of funds.
The group contends that the losses from culling egg-laying chickens has been “relatively modest” in relation to the size of the U.S. egg-laying flock, while producers’ profit margins have soared.
In a letter to Secretary Rollins and Elon Musk, Farm Action says checkoff programs lack transparency and oversight and cost farmers more than a billion dollars a year.
Farm Action’s letter to FTC and DOJ lays out new evidence on how the highly concentrated egg industry is ripe for manipulation by the dominant egg firms at the expense of both consumers and smaller egg producers.
“By withholding software information to diagnose and repair equipment, manufacturers are forcing farmers to often face long wait times and sometimes drive hundreds of miles to find an authorized dealer — jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential yields,” said Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
Farm Action dove into how RFK Jr. could advance an agenda that strips undue corporate influence and achieves a healthier food system if he is confirmed.
“We applaud the FTC for this bold action to bring justice to farmers who have been stripped of their right to repair their own equipment, robbing them of time and money as a result,” said Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
The USDA announced it will be finalizing a third Packers and Stockyards rulemaking and withdrawing another.
Cattle ranchers and farmers are being exploited by an anti-competitive market structure, which gives the largest beef packing corporations outsized purchasing power.