The Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act aims to restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power.
The Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act seeks to restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power. It prohibits covered meatpacking enterprises from operating in interstate commerce in the United States. The bill mandates divestiture plans for covered foreign-controlled meatpacking enterprises, requiring the sale of assets or creation of new, independent entities. It also prohibits mergers and acquisitions in the meatpacking sector that materially lessen competition.
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