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Todd Blanche: “The current market structure and high concentration in the…”

Featuring: Todd Blanche, Republican | United States Deputy Attorney General | National

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DOJ announces antitrust probe of major meatpackers over beef prices

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

In the beef industry, the big four processors control over 85% of the beef processing market. Two of the big four are primarily foreign owned. Multiple plant closures across the country. The current market structure and high concentration in the [beef] industry indicate anti competitive activity. Since the President's executive order, the Department has been actively investigating with a review of over 3 million documents. (00:44–00:52)

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Asserts that the beef industry's market structure suggests anti-competitive activity.

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