The dominance of four meatpacking companies when it comes to cattle pricing has divided the beef industry for decades, but a sea change in producer sentiment over the past 10 years has created momentum for significant reforms.
A decade after the federal Grain Inspectors, Packers and Stockyards Administration was forced to dramatically water down the 2010 GIPSA Rule because of a flood of negative comments, wider disparities between boxed-beef and live-cattle prices in recent years have prompted some in the industry to…
