The National Farmers Union (NFU) says USDA’s recently released livestock competition rule is unlikely to provide needed protections to farmers.
The proposed rule aims to more
clearly define when a poultry or livestock company has shown “undue or
unreasonable preference or advantages” for one farmer over another. NFU’s Aaron Shier says they’re especially
concerned with one of the provisions in the rule.
“”That’s the one that says,
basically, if it’s a reasonable business decision that would be customary in
the industry—that’s the language that was used in the rule—then it wouldn’t be
seen as undue preference or advantage,” he says.
