North Dakota Farmers Union is opposed to House Bill 1371. “This bill would allow meatpackers such as Smithfield’s, a Chinese company, and a JBS, a Brazillian company, to own cattle feedlots and hog barns,” said Mark Watne, president, NDFU. “These same companies own 80 some percent of the beef slaughter and have been signaled out for price-fixing issues.” Watne said consumers are looking for a connection to family farms and not corporate entities. “I would love to see us spend the time, do a study and find out how we can own most of it and profit from every level of the food dollar instead of just giving it away in a commodity type system.”
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