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Through the motion to intervene, we will fight to protect a rule adopted under the Biden Administration that safeguards livestock and poultry producers by spelling out certain types of discriminatory, retaliatory, and deceptive practices that violate the law. For decades, a handful of corporations have leveraged illegal practices to control livestock markets, squeeze producers, and gouge consumers. Today, just four corporations control 81% of the beef market and 65% of the pork market; while 99.5% of broiler poultry production occurs under contracts. While prices skyrocket, farmers and ranchers receive only 15.9 cents of every food dollar spent. After the rule was adopted, industry groups sued to strike it down. Typically, the federal government would defend rules like this against industry attacks, but we can’t trust the Trump administration to stand up to big agribusiness. That’s why we’re going to court – to intervene in this case so family farmers and ranchers have a seat at the table in defending this important rule.
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