The Wall Street Journal | Cattle Ranchers Take Aim at Meatpackers’ Dominance
While monopoly meatpackers pay fines, Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says, as “the cost of doing business,” some ranchers are fighting back against the exploitation.
While monopoly meatpackers pay fines, Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says, as “the cost of doing business,” some ranchers are fighting back against the exploitation.
Farm Action is calling on the federal government to enforce antitrust laws against the powerful fertilizer manufacturers that remain in the highly-consolidated industry.
Farm Action joined advocacy groups to file an FTC complaint against Deere, because as our President Joe Maxwell notes, “half of America’s farmers [are] under the thumb and control” of the corporation.
Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says John Deere is using their technological equipment and outsized market power to hoard data points, stealing profit from farmers.
Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell notes that repeated payouts over price-fixing allegations come nowhere close to the true cost of damages for industry collusion.
Farm Action has been recognized by The Hill as an “influential force” in the movement to create more competition in our food and farm system.
As Big Meat gouges producers and consumers, Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says investing in processing capacity is a significant first step toward more competition.
Doubling fertilizer prices are wreaking havoc on farmers and may be a sign of market manipulation. Farm Action has asked the DOJ to investigate.
Farm Action called on the DOJ to investigate the fertilizer sector as recent record-breaking prices suspiciously coincide with an increase in income farmers are earning from commodity crops like soybeans and corn.
Over the first three days of November, Farm Action Fund led a coalition of farmers, ranchers, and rural advocates to meet virtually with more than 20 Congressional and Administrative offices, sharing their vision for a fair farm bill.