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Peter Navarro: “Half of the four [firms controlling the beef market] are…”

Featuring: Peter Navarro, Republican | Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, Trump Administration | National

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DOJ announces antitrust probe of major meatpackers over beef prices

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And it basically says when you approach Even something like 60%, you invite collusion, either explicit or tacit. And that's not only the problem we have here, it's that Half of the four [firms controlling the beef market] are Brazilian. Half of the four are Brazilian. And in my tariff world, I remember vividly just recently when the President put tariffs on Brazil because of actions they were taking which were harmful to the American people. (16:31–16:36)

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