Articles tagged under: Justice Department
Until There is Trust, More Oversight Needed for Beef Supply Chain
Published August 5, 2021
In the words of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President-elect Don Schiefelbein, there are more cattle to be harvested than hooks to harvest them. With that imbalance, packers ration supply with lower prices at the cow-calf/feeder level. At the same time,…Bayer-Monsanto Deal Receives U.S. Antitrust Approval
Published May 29, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department has given its thumbs’ up for the Bayer-Monsanto deal. The antitrust regulators are demanding the two companies spin off $9 billion in assets, the largest sale of corporate assets ever required by the Justice Department. This…