WNAX | OCM Calling For Revision Of DOJ And FTC Vertical Merger Guidelines
The Organization for Competitive Markets has filed comments with the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission on their Vertical Merger Guidelines. OCM Director of Policy and Research Ben...
View ArticleWNAX | Organization For Competitive Markets Is Monitoring Sale Of Dean Foods...
The Organization For Competitive Markets is monitoring the bidding process for the acquisition of Dean Foods assets following the company’s decision to file for bankruptcy. Earlier Dean had received an...
View ArticleWNAX | OCM Wants Regulators To Disallow DFA Acquisition Of Majority Of Dean...
Dean Foods officials have announced that Dairy Farmers of America is the winning bidder to acquire 44 of their fluid and frozen facilities for $433 million. Organization For Competitive Markets...
View ArticleThe Hagstorm Report | Trump remarks on imports cause stir among cattle groups
Source: The Fence Post Published: May 20, 2020 President Donald Trump’s comments critical of cattle imports Tuesday at a White House farmer and rancher event have caused a stir among the National...
View ArticleHigh Plains Journal | COVID-19 exposing stress points in meat supply system
by David Murray Source: High Plains Journal Date Published: May 24, 2020 As the COVID-19 crisis grinds on, it is exposing serious stress points in the nation’s delicately balanced meat supply system....
View ArticleSouth Dakota Public Broadcasting | Pandemic Widens Gulf Between Packers and...
by Seth Tupper Source: South Dakota Public Broadcasting Date Published: June 2, 2020 Rancher Rick Fox said there aren’t as many buyers for his cattle anymore, because the four major beef processors are...
View ArticleWNAX Radio | Meat Packers Facing Civil Case Charging Collusion And Price Fixing
Source: WNAX Radio Date Published: June 11, 2020 The Four Big meatpackers are under a lot of pressure lately with not only the Justice Department Investigation but now a Chicago Grocery Chain has filed...
View ArticleBloomberg | U.S. Meat Giants Face Biggest Attack in Century From Probe
by David McLaughlin Source: Bloomberg Business Date Published: June 15, 2020 The Trump administration is launching what could turn out to be the biggest attack in a century against the giants of...
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Online Event: Meat Processing and Inspection with Dr. James Dillon
On June 25th, 2020, OCM launched the first video of its summer online event series, a presentation by Dr. James Dillon, Director of the Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. This video is a great...
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BREAKING: Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief in Dairy Farmers of...
On July 27th, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America, the United States’ largest dairy cooperative. The lawsuit, filed...
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