The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a new rule to address competition issues for poultry growers and farmers on June 3. The Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems rule is the third in a suite of Packers and Stockyards Act rules created to foster fairer markets.
“Poultry growers deserve a fair shake, and consumers deserve fair prices,” said Andy Green, USDA senior advisor for fair and competitive markets. “This proposed rule is intended to provide growers with a clear base price in contracts, a contracting partner that designs and operates any comparisons fairly, and access to the information that growers — and USDA — need to identify and halt coercive investment demands before growers take on large debts.” Read more