Articles tagged under: market transparency
Market Transparency is Needed
Published June 8, 2021
The big spread between packer profits and cash cattle prices continue to deliver heartburn to the beef industry. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says more market transparency is needed. "We need a fair price for our cattle." AFBF,…Cattle Market Transparency Act Introduced
Published March 3, 2021
Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden have introduced a bill to offer more market transparency for cattle producers. It calls for regional mandatory minimum thresholds for negotiated cash and negotiated grid trades and prohibit USDA from using…