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Sen. Cramer Asks Doj To Continue Investigation Into Meat Processing Monopoly
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Sen. Cramer Asks DOJ to Continue Investigation into Beef Markets

The probe initially began in 2020 under the first Trump administration, but interest in the subject has picked up recently in the wake of the announcement that more cattle would be imported from Argentina.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Many folks are aware that major corporations have a disproportionate amount of control over some resources and consumer products. What they may not know is that beef is right up there in terms of quasi-monopolies. “There are four packers in the country that produce about 85% of the finished product,” explained Senator Kevin Cramer. Allegations of…

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U.S. Senators Join Forces To Call For Meat Price Fixing Investigation

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and ten other state attorneys general earlier called for an investigation
TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota leaders are continuing to push for an investigation into price fixing in the cattle industry. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska and 18 Senate colleagues, including North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, are working together. They wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting they investigate potential anti-competitive activities in the beef…

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Local Grocers Not Alarmed By Food Plant Closures

A front page ad in major publications has many people around the nation panicking about a potential food shortage.
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FARGO, N.D. – Our food supply chain is strained, and the coronavirus was to blame. That’s according to full page ads bought by Tyson Foods in three major publications. They state that the supply chain has been broken, and consumers would suffer because of it. But local grocers say that in our neck of the woods, consumers won’t go hungry….