Schumer Says Four Corporate Giants Dominate Meat Market, Squeezing Farmers And Ranchers Who Keep Just 16 Cents Of Every Dollar Spent On Food And Rigging The System Against Southern Tier Families
New Schumer Bill Will Break Up Big Monopolies In Meat Packing That Lead To Higher Prices For Consumers & Hurt Farmers – And Restore Real Competition To Help Farmers And Smaller Meat Producers While Lowering Prices
Schumer: New Bill Will Bring Down Costs For Families At The Grocery Store
HAPPENING AT 2:45 PM IN HORSEHEADS – As Southern Tier families face the rising cost of groceries, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer will stand with Southern Tier families and farmers to announce his Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act. The Senator’s new landmark legislation would break up the big meat monopolies, restore competition, boost small producers, and lower grocery costs for families.
Schumer will be joined by Ike Mallula, Farmer at Red House Ranch, Michell Podolec, Executive Director of Chemung County Cornell Cooperative Extension, Local Restaurant and Hospitality Business Owners, and Southern Tier residents impacted by the high cost of meat and groceries.
