Congress enacted the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) in 1921 to protect farmers, ranchers, and consumers from the anti-competitive stranglehold that large corporations had over meat and poultry markets. However, decades of industry attacks, increasing consolidation, and weak enforcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have rendered the core protections in the PSA largely ineffective.
Submit a comment urging USDA to finalize its proposal to protect farmers and ranchers by prohibiting both unfair practices that harm individuals and practices that harm markets.
