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Articles tagged under: cattle markets

Vilsack Addresses Cattle Market Fairness in Confirmation Hearing

Published February 8, 2021

South Dakota Senator John Thune was the final Senate Agriculture Committee member to ask questions during Tuesday’s hearing for Ag Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack. Thune asked about cattle market investigations. "We are going to look at every vehicle we have…
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#5 Story of 2020: DOJ Launches an Investigation into the Cattle Markets

Published December 30, 2020

Responding to requests from ranchers, farm organizations and state lawmakers, the Department of Justice launched an investigation into anti-competitive activity by the major beef packers. As a result of two major market-disrupting events within the industry, USDA then released a…
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USDA Releases Report on the Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Spread

Published July 22, 2020

After keeping cattle producers waiting for months, USDA has released a report on the investigation into the boxed beef and fed cattle price spread. The investigation was prompted after a fire closed the Tyson beef packing plant in Holcomb, Kansas…
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Ibach Confirms Cattle Market Investigation Findings Out Soon

Published July 22, 2020

In a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program, Subcommittee Ranking Member and South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson asked USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach the status of the ongoing investigation of the cattle markets…
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Spot Market Bill Introduced by Senators

Published May 13, 2020

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Montana Senator Jon Tester have introduced a spot market bill. This would require each U.S. meat processing facility that harvests over 125,000 head of cattle per year to purchase 50 percent of weekly slaughter volume…
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Big Feeder Cattle Numbers in a Down Market

Published April 6, 2020

A snowstorm and the collapse in the markets last week resulted in the rescheduling of the feeder cattle sale at Herried Livestock Auction. The sale will now take place tomorrow. "There are quite a few cattle that need to be…
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