As meat prices continue to rise, Biden administration takes aim at Big Chicken
Source: Washington Post
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As meat prices continue to rise, Biden administration takes aim at Big Chicken
The government blames high food prices on pandemic profiteering in the meat industry and aims to prosecute poultry conglomerates for price fixing, wage fixing and other antitrust infractions
By Laura Reiley
Today at 11:48 a.m. EDT
As consumers chafe at growing food price inflation, the Biden administration is pointing a finger at some of the country’s largest meat companies, suggesting pandemic profiteering may be responsible for the steep rise in the prices of beef, pork and poultry.
Recently, the prices for beef, pork and poultry have all increased far more than other kinds of food, accounting for as much as half of price inflation at grocery stores.
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By Laura Reiley
Laura Reiley is the business of food reporter. She was previously a food critic at the Tampa Bay Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Baltimore Sun. She has authored four books, has cooked professionally and is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy. She is a two-time James Beard finalist and in 2017 was a Pulitzer finalist. Twitter https://twitter.com/lreiley
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