A Republican Congressman is pleased President Biden’s executive order on competition includes the goal of a bill he’s been pushing for small processors.
Dusty Johnson of South Dakota tells Brownfield Ag News his Butcher Block Act was meant to help small processors better compete.
“We have a meat packing industry that’s really dominated by four big boys and frankly I think the market would be a little fairer if we had a fifth and a sixth and a seventh competitor.