During hearings Wednesday, U.S. House and Senate members grilled meatpacking executives about why their profits were soaring, while at the same time, independent cattle producers are suffering significant losses.
Legislators blame cattle producer losses on consolidation within the beef industry and the tremendous market power of four large meatpackers Cargill Inc., Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing Co., which process about 80% of the nation s cattle supply.
Both Republican and Democratic senators suggested the answer could be to break up the Big Four meatpackers to regain market balance. The present situation particularly for small producers, cow-calf operations is simply untenable, said Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, who added that he married into a cattle ranching family. It cannot be sustained. We cannot have this level of concentration in this industry, and have the farmer, the rancher be paid less and less and less, and the consumer charged
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Tobin Bell Versus the Black Eyed Kids in Let Us In [Exclusive]
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The black eyed kids are a paranormal phenomenon that have captured the imagination of terrified people around the country. The mere mention of their name elicits instant fear in the hearts of those who know the mythology behind this scary urban legend. Now, we get the first movie to deal with the supernatural creatures directly in the new horror thriller
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