WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew shared the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed to rescind three regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
“We are deeply concerned by USDA’s proposal to rescind rules that protect family farmers and ranchers from retaliation, discrimination and unfair treatment by powerful meatpackers and processors.
“The Trump administration has rightly pointed to consolidation and monopoly power as a driver of higher consumer prices and tighter margins for farmers and ranchers. But that acknowledgement must be reinforced by strong rules to protect farmers and increase fairness and competition in livestock and poultry markets. We hope the administration stands up for family farmers by strengthening these protections, not rolling them back.
“NFU will keep fighting to ensure these common-sense protections, pursued by family farmers for generations, stay in place, and we urge USDA to reverse course.”
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