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'Slap in the face': Trump's USDA is undoing a rule that protected farmers from punishment
Trump Picks Corporations Over Farmers AgainThe Real Decision MakersThe USDA’s move to roll back three Biden-era protections is being packaged as a technical regulatory adjustment. It is not. It is a political choice to restore leverage to the largest meatpacking and poultry firms and take it away from ranchers and farmers who have almost no bargaining power left.The source is clear about where the power sits: four meatpackers control about 80% of the market. When a market is that concentrated, “choice” is a slogan, not a condition. The companies set the terms; USDA is now helping them keep it…
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