Competition Workshops to Continue
NFU supports the efforts of DOJ and USDA.
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Published: Jan 5, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will continue to hold joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agriculture industry. They are looking for the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement.
The workshops will provide an opportunity for farmers, ranchers, consumer groups, processors, the agribusinesses, and other interested parties to provide examples of potentially anticompetitive conduct. The workshops will also provide an opportunity for discussion for any concerns about the application of the antitrust laws to the agricultural industry.
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson believes it is vital to the nation's producers to address these concerns, and asks USDA and DOJ to establish a constant dialogue concerning market control and antitrust concerns in the agriculture industry.
The meeting dates and locations are: May 21 in Normal, Ala.; June 7 in Madison, Wisc.; Aug. 26 in Fort Collins, Colo. and Dec. 8 in Washington, D.C. The first in the series of meeting was held last March in Ankeny, Iowa.
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