USDA is also proposing a series of new transparency measures designed to address many grower concerns relating to deception and lack of access to critical information in connection with poultry contracting and tournament systems. Furthermore, USDA is taking a range of steps to enhance fair and competitive markets in the meat and poultry sectors. For example, under the American Rescue Plan Act’s provision to enhance supply chain resiliency, USDA is investing directly into the creation of new and expansion of existing local and regional meat and poultry processing enterprises. Additionally, this year USDA and DOJ established a joint complaints and tips portal to enable both departments to respond in a more coordinated manner to a range of competition and fair markets concerns.
Requests for comment by the Justice Department were not immediately returned.
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