NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw ‘Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets’ Proposed Rule

The National Chicken Council (NCC) today strongly urged USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” which reflects an impermissible attempt to make an end-run around established judicial precedent requiring a showing of injury to competition to sue and win under Section 202(a) or (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). “Worse than a solution in search of a problem, the proposed rule would cause widespread confusion and inflict staggering costs on the meat and poultry industries, ultimately to the detriment of American consumers,” said NCC Interim President Gary Kushner. Read more