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Saturday, April 05, 2025
The Agriculture Department has finalized a rule limiting poultry integrators from paying reduced rates to producers through tournament ranking systems while still allowing for bonuses, the agency announced Tuesday.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking USDA to give poultry processors six more months to implement the department’s new regulations on producer contracts, but USDA says the requirements are "simple" and that companies don't need additional time.
The Biden administration is taking new steps to protect producers from discriminatory practices, through a combination of new Agriculture Department regulations and funding to states for increasing enforcement of competition laws.
Comments submitted to USDA revealed sharp divisions over the department's proposed rule aimed at improving transparency in poultry contracts and the tournament payment system used in the industry.
The Department of Agriculture is taking steps to increase competition in the meat processing sector and reform the poultry industry's contracting practices.
