Posted 4/15/2009 23:06 (#681965 - in reply to #681261) Subject: RE: Gosh, what a topic!!
Good question.
As I recall (possibly wrong), the anti-trust laws were established BECAUSE of a threateningly low number of packers at that time. I believe that low number was somewhere around 36 to 40 ? Well... LoL, how many do we have TODAY ? And our government sees no consolidation. Didn't the pork producers just suffer through $8 hogs ?