Small meatpacking plants struggle
During the past two decades Greg Gunthorp carved out a niche operating a small meat processing plant in northern Indiana. He sold several kinds of meat to chic Chicago and
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During the past two decades Greg Gunthorp carved out a niche operating a small meat processing plant in northern Indiana. He sold several kinds of meat to chic Chicago and
Over the past two decades, Greg Gunthorp carved out a niche operating a small meat processing plant in northern Indiana. He sold several kinds of meat to chic Chicago and
Smaller plants that process fewer than a thousand animals a year can serve a region. But the largest meatpacking plants, the ones that process millions of animals a year and are owned by industry giants such as JBS and Tyson Foods, package the majority of meat that ends up in grocery store aisles across the country.
As part of a broader campaign against anticompetitive practices, the Biden administration has taken on the chicken industry. Why have the results been so paltry?
Late Thursday night, the House voted down its fiscal 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill, 191-237.