President Biden Meets Farmers, Ranchers & Independent Processors To Tackle Rising Meat Prices

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – President Joe Biden is opening the caller twelvemonth focused connected rising nutrient prices arsenic helium tries to tackle inflation.

On Monday, helium met virtually with farmers, ranchers and autarkic processors aft announcing caller actions aimed astatine lowering the terms of meat.

“We’re gonna guarantee that you person the tools you request connected the level playing you merit and we’re gonna combat for just prices for American farmers, ranchers, and families, each three,” helium said.

The White House plans to administer $1 cardinal of American Rescue Plan backing to grow and diversify the nation’s nutrient processing capacity, successful part, by helping producers code inspection costs, acquisition much instrumentality and supply workplace grooming and safety.

“We’re excited astir being capable to person section processing done by section people, and past merchantability straight to the consumer,” said Scott Blubaugh, president of the Oklahoma Farmers Union.

The Biden medication is besides proposing caller rules to ace down connected anti-competitive practices and to clarify the “Product of USA” label, which for present besides applies to nutrient raised overseas and processed present successful the U.S.

“Four large corporations power much than fractional the markets successful beef, pork and poultry. Without meaningful competition, farmers and ranchers don’t get to take who they merchantability to,” said Biden.

Federal information shows that nutrient costs person soared astir 7% since astir this clip past year, with beef prices up much than 20%.

The White House is besides pushing Congress to walk bipartisan authorities to marque cattle markets much transparent.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says $375 cardinal successful grants to grow and modernize autarkic processing facilities volition beryllium disposable this outpouring and summer.