MILWAUKEE — Regulators filed a lawsuit Monday to block the world's largest beef processor from buying the nation's fourth-largest operation, saying such a deal could push up beef prices for consumers and drive down prices paid to ranchers and feedlots.
Missouri involved in lawsuit to block beef deal
Monday, October 20, 2008 | 3:30 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:24 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 20, 2008
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