Tag: meat market
Outside the fence one time too many
For the third time in less than a year, a jury in Denver failed to convict poultry company executives of federal charges of conspiracy to fix prices.
‘I have said we have to see some results!’
Alan Guebert weighs in on a “Memorandum” that mapped how meatpackers and the Trump Administration kept employees working in coronavirus-rife meat plants.
Making pork chops flow uphill
Alan Guebert digs into two recent reports that defend the market power gained by U.S. meatpackers in the last 30 years.
Lamb increases retail sales during COVID
Consumer demand for lamb increased considerably during 2020 as lamb sales grew at a larger percentage than total meat sales overall.
USDA to review meat labeling
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a review of the "Product of the USA" label on meat.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Farm groups have joined voices to call on the USDA, Congress and the Department of Justice to ensure a more financially sustainable situation for cattlemen.
Global meatpackers filet US taxpayers again and again
JBS USA spent the last six months getting out of trouble with customers and the U.S. government. Alan Guebert weighs in on the latest meat-packing scandal.
Focus on the future to improve the meatpacking industry
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on how the government can improve the meatpacking industry, stating hearings should focus on the future, not the past.
Democracy must protect ordinary lives and local communities
Alan Guebert ponders the role the inaction of politicians over decades has played in the meat markets — how both producer and consumer have been squeezed.
Shop small: Farmer-owned meat markets offer fresh, local products
Mary Anne Kettering, of MaryAnne's Meats, and the Bruntys, of The Farmer's Rail, have both found success selling local, fresh food at their stores.
