A Scandalous Reason Meat Prices Have Skyrocketed – Mother Jones

Reining in Big Meat will require bolder federal action. On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris proposed a federal ban on price gouging that could provide a legal framework to challenge market manipulators. But the most important move, Frerick says, is simply to en-force existing laws: "In the meat industry, we already did this all a century ago. This isn't rocket science—it's really just a question of political courage."…

https://www.motherjones.com/food/2024/12/agri-stats-antitrust-meatpacking-inflation-doj/