PROMOTING FAIR COMPETITION IN LIVESTOCK MARKETS AND EXPANDING MARKET ACCESS FOR AMERICAN MEAT PRODUCERS

Record overview

Robust Enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, consistent with the Act, and all other applicable law: prioritize and expand investigations into potential violations of the Act by packers and other covered entities, with particular attention to unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practices; undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages; and practices that restrain commerce or manipulate prices; increase resources, staffing, and investigative capacity within the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, the USDA Office of General Counsel, and the USDA Office of Inspector General; coordinate closely with the Department of Justice ,… Expanding Interstate Market Access for Eligible Meat Products. The Secretary shall take actions consistent with applicable law to expand opportunities for interstate shipment of meat products, including by: accelerating outreach and streamlining processes to increase State participation in the USDA’s State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program, the Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program, and the Talmadge-Aiken Cooperative Inspection Program; creating technical assistance and training programs for small and very small meat processors; establishing, or collaborating with partners to establish, an easily accessible web resource with comprehensive information regarding local meat slaughter and processing availability, including federally…

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