Breaking Up the Beef Packers, What It Looks Like - Lonesome Report - 3/9/26
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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan are joined by Brett Kenzy as they talk over the current state of the cattle and beef industries while breaking down the latest bill that would force meat packers to divest of their interests.
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0:00 Intro/Farmer Grocery and Farmer Relief Act
6:37 Beef industry regime change
10:42 Meat industry findings.
16:19 Limits on multiple lines of protein
22:00 Divestiture plan
28:14 Feedlot consolidation
39:45 Feedlots finding 10 buyers
45:20 JBS criminal activity
54:50 Sponsors matter
57:46 Tearful dispersals
1:02:00 Brett's fixes
1:12:15 Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
1:13:20 New Farm Bill
1:14:09 Kristi Noem fired
1:18:05 Greeley beef plant strike
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