And our concern also is with the industry itself, the industry that has become so dominated by just four large packers that now control over 80 percent of all the fed steer and heifer slaughter.
Peter Welch: “And our concern also is with the industry itself, the industry that has become so dominated by just four large packers…”
On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
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Welch discusses market dominance by a few large packers affecting independent feeders.
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