Farm Action Looking For Transparency In Packers & Stockyards
The fifth and final rulemaking to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act was recently released by USDA.
“One of the real problems that we have as producers is the lack of transparency in the market. In cattle production, what we see is that as little as 12% or so of cattle are negotiated cash price, and that's what's reported," noted Joe Maxwell, chief strategy officer and co-founder of