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Letter to the Editor on cow prices and Cargill power
Alberta farmers face low cow prices as a result of market concentration led by Cargill and Caravelle Foods. The piece cites US border closure in 2003, subsidized plants, and insufficient independent slaughter capacity. It advocates for stronger competition oversight and farmer organizing like Quebec’s UPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargill
NFU
Canada
Federal Competition Bureau
USDA
Alberta
XL Foods
Nilsson Brothers
Caravelle Foods
Ontario
Caravelle
Fin
Anciers
National Farmers Union
Competition Bureau
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Mulroney
Shirley McClellan
High River
McClellan
Tyson
Cargill and
Alberta Auditor General
Quebec
Quebec Farmers Union Upa
Colbex-Levinoff
Jan Slomp