ST. LOUIS — The Obama administration on Friday proposed new antitrust rules for meat companies that reflect a willingness by the USDA to shift the balance of power between farmers and processors and to regulate an industry long dominated by a handful of corporate giants.
USDA touts tighter meat industry antitrust rules
Friday, June 18, 2010 | 12:53 p.m. CDT;
updated 1:18 p.m. CDT, Friday, June 18, 2010
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