Packers and Stockyards Act – Organization for Competitive Markets

OCM Asks DOJ To Stop Purchase Of Mountain States Lamb Processing By JBS

OCM Staff — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 21:12:06 +0000

Source: WNAX Radio

‘An industry gone bankrupt’: Weld County lamb producers to feel impact of Mountain States Rosen closure

OCM Staff — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:23:54 +0000

by Anne Delaney Source: The Greeley Tribune When the Mountain States Rosen lamb plant in Greeley announced its closure last month, the transaction was projected to have a major effect on the lamb industry nationwide. The implications of the plant shutdown are already being felt in Weld County where as many as 300,000 lambs per year are kept on feedlots. Feedlots are where the lambs are fattened up before moving to slaughter at Mountain States Rosen, which was the Read More ...

DOJ asked to investigate JBS lamb facility acquisition

OCM Staff — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:17:07 +0000

by Jacqui Fatka Source: Feedstuffs JBS USA Holdings Inc. closed on its purchase of the rancher-owned Mountain States Rosen lamb processing facility in Greeley, Colo., but a number of congressional leaders from five western states as well as industry groups have asked U.S. Department of Justice assistant attorney general Makan Delrahim to investigate the acquisition. The COVID-19 pandemic severely damaged foodservice sales and consumer demand for American lamb, as foodservice dine-in sales account for more than 50% of Read More ...

OCM Calls for Department of Justice to Halt JBS Purchase of Mountain States Cooperative

OCM Staff — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 22:36:59 +0000

Click Here to Read OCM’s Letter to DOJ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2020 Media Contact: Ben Gotschall bgotschall@competitivemarkets.com 402-540-1342 OCM Calls for Department of Justice to Halt JBS Purchase Ag Group cites possible antitrust violations and calls for investigation LINCOLN, NE: Today the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), calling for the DOJ to stop the Read More ...

Former GIPSA Administrator Calls for Secretary Vilsack’s Resignation

Mike Callicrate — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:34:50 +0000

December 22, 2014 Former GIPSA Administrator Calls for Secretary Vilsack’s Resignation Open Letter to Secretary Vilsack When I first began working for you in May of 2009, I was informed by some of your senior advisors that it was their job to protect your legacy. I informed them that if you were true to your word, your legacy would take care of itself. It is apparent now that your legacy will be that of a man of grandiose Read More ...