Cindy Axne: “At the very first hearing we held within the Committee in this Congress, we discussed the increased unpredictability and…”

Since 1980, roughly 17,000 cattle producers have gone out of business every year.

Today, consumers are literally paying more for their beef, producers are receiving less for their cattle, and yet your four companies' net incomes have reached record highs.

Without some action, researchers expect crop yields to decline by the end of the century due to climate change.

We've expressed the need to address the following primary challenges: lack of price discovery and transparency, meatpacking industry consolidation leading to fewer competitors, captive supply, and price manipulation.