Antitrust efforts have gone in dustbin of history

Christine Varney of the Justice Department and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listen during a workshop with poultry farmers in Normal, Ala., May 21, 2010. (USDA photo) The food we eat is increasingly part of a globalized and industrialized concentrated system. Researchers point to a growing consolidation in food production, processing and distribution. Four or five companies control thousands of brands. Poultry growers have one-sided contracts, pig and beef producers increasingly are forced to give up independence for contracts Read More …

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Phil Weiser’s Speech At OCM Conference

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Phil Weiser spoke to the crowd at OCM’s annual conference in held August 7th in St. Louis, Missouri. Weiser Addressed the need for a competition policy agenda for agricultural markets. Philip J. Weiser Deputy Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice Remarks as Prepared for the Organization for Competitive Markets 11th Annual Conference St. Louis, Missouri August 7th, 2009 Download Entire Speech I. Introduction: I am very happy to be here with Read More …