An independent beef processor says he thinks the Biden administration’s recently announced action plan for a fairer, more competitive livestock market is going to shed some light on some unsavory packer practices.
Patrick Robinette owns and operates North Carolina-based Micro-Summit Processors and chairs the US Cattlemen Association’s Independent Beef Processors committee. “If animals are diverted away from the big four, the majors, then, what’s going to happen is they’re going to have to substitute with more import animals and more import product,” he says.
