Farm Action: Congress Risks Missing Root Cause of Fertilizer Price Spikes
Farm Action warns Congress that current proposals ignore the concentrated market forces that turn supply disruptions into steep price spikes for U.S. farmers.
Farm Action warns Congress that current proposals ignore the concentrated market forces that turn supply disruptions into steep price spikes for U.S. farmers.
Farm Action’s letter warns that without action, “temporary geopolitical disruptions” could escalate into “sustained financial harm” for struggling farmers.
Farm Action welcomes the administration’s move to crack down on price fixing and anticompetitive behavior in our food and agriculture system.
The Department of Justice’s investigation is a welcome first step. But if policymakers are serious about standing up to abusive corporate power, they must go beyond an inquiry.
“Ranchers need fair prices. Consumers deserve honesty at the checkout. It’s time to fix this broken system once and for all,” said Farm Action’s Angela Huffman.
Farm Action’s letter applauds and offers support for the USDA and DOJ’s MOU to scrutinize skyrocketing farm input costs.
We exposed corporate price gouging in the egg industry, leading to federal investigations, proposed legislation, and lower egg prices for families.
Farm Action released a statement and informational memo in reaction to USDA’s latest Egg Markets Overview report and the recent decline in egg prices.
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.
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.