farmbureaurelease The Organization for Competitive Markets Applauds the Collective Efforts of American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union and American Soybean Association. OCM is pleased that these three major farm organizations have come together and made a significant proposal. Farmers and rural America are under considerable stress and all farm organizations need to work for improved farm incomes and better rural life. Of major significance is the pending expiration in 2014 of the Roundup Ready One (RR1) trait which Read More …
Category: GIPSA Rule
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agency that facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and promotes fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.
GIPSA is part of USDA’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs, which are working to ensure a productive and competitive global marketplace for U.S. agricultural products.
The Agency’s Packers and Stockyards Program (P&SP) promotes fair business practices and competitive environments to market livestock, meat, and poultry. Through its oversight activities, including monitoring programs, reviews, and investigations, P&SP fosters fair competition, provides payment protection, and guards against deceptive and fraudulent trade practices that affect the movement and price of meat animals and their products. P&SP’s work protects consumers and members of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries.
The Agency’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) facilitates the marketing of U.S. grain and related agricultural products by establishing standards for quality assessments, regulating handling practices, and managing a network of Federal, State, and private laboratories that provide impartial, user fee funded official inspection and weighing services.
Taylor and Domina’s Poultry Report
dominareportversion2 Restoring Economic Health to Contract Poultry Production C. Rober Taylor and David A. Domina recently addressed the Poultry workshop regarding market power in the industry, the state of poultry production and market concentration among other areas of interest within the poultry industry. Download the full report below for more information and statistics that were discussed during Friday’s presentation.
OCM Debunks American Meat Institute Analysis
OCMPRAMIComments Organization for Competitive Markets co-authors Robert Taylor and David Domina submitted a sharp rebuttal debunking the American Meat Institute to the Department of Justice and the USDA. The 40-page submission takes to task a year end AMI letter to the Department of Justice and the USDA. AMI claimed all is well and no need esists to examine the structure or function of markets for agricultural products in the United States.
Taylor and Domina Issue Rebuttal to USDA
OCMTaylorresponse Organization for Competitive Markets co-authors Robert Taylor and David Domina responded to the American Meat Institute’s analysis by submitting a 40-page rebuttal to the Department of Justice and the USDA.
OCM Comments on DOJ/USDA Workshops
OCMworkshopcomments The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) recently commented on the DOJ/USDA workshops on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. Read OCM’s address to Attorney General Holder and Secretary Vilsack below.
OCM Applauds USDA GIPSA Poultry Rule
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration (USDA GIPSA) released its final rule regarding contracts between poultry integrators and growers. OCM sees this rule as a significant and badly needed step forward in reforming an industry that has a history of subjugating and otherwise dealing unjustly with contract poultry growers. The rule contains four important provisions: 1. The integrator must provide the grower a written contract prior to his commitment for facilities Read More …
Debilitating Effects of Concentration Report
dominafinalpdfexecutivesummarypdf OCM has issued a Special Report entitled, The Debilitating Effects of Concentration in Markets Affecting Agriculture. This Report proves that market concentration for major raw food products hurts both producers and consumers. Read and download OCM’s Special Report below:
Anti-Competitive Practices Highlighted 2009 OCM Conference
OCM_Post_Conference_ReleaseOCM’s annual conference focused on anit-competitive practices in agriculture and livestock industries. The conference featured many different speakers, including administration officials, antitrust experts and economists. The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) drew a record crowd of ranchers, farmers, feedlot operators, seed distributors and others for its annual conference held in St. Louis on August 7th. Attendees heard panel presentations concerning the ills of market concentration and anticompetitive practices and ongoing efforts to address these issues. Featured speakers included Read More …