North Dakota Farmer’s Union President Mark Watne sees the Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rule – a new rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act – as a good first step in helping fix some of the issues that producers and processors are facing. Watne admits there is still much work to be done, though. “We’ve ignored this situation for almost 70, 80 years,” Watne said. “We hope that we’ll see in the near future more opportunities to get more competition in the system so that farmers and ranchers get a more fair shake on what they pay for things and sell into.”
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