C. Robert Taylor and David A. Domina Law have released a paper addressing how to restore economic health to the beef market.

The paper addresses market power in the food industry, the status of the U.S. Beef Market for slaughter in 2010, the status of contract swine production in 2010, a detailed description on the flaws of the beef market and solutions to fix the problems.

Download the paper Restoring Economic Health to Beef Markets

The organization for Competitive Markets is actively exploring litigation as the best option for addressing the recently disclosed misappropriation of beef checkoff funds by NCBA. Please download and read the entire statement by OCM and President Randy Stevenson regarding possible litigation.

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Please read the most recent briefing paper from OCM regarding the struggles of a particular chicken farmer. Click below to download the paper.

 OCM Briefing Paper: The Plucking of a Poultry Grower

 In response to the controversy created by proposed new rules regarding the Packers and Stockyards Act, OCM has amended the agenda for its upcoming conference in Omaha, August 10-11, 2010 at the Downtown Double Tree Hotel.

Please Download the press release below for more information. 

OCM Changes Conference Agenda in Response to Furor over GIPSA Rules

OCM believes the meatpackers and their organizations are using age-old tactics to try to kill GIPSA's proposed PSA rules and maintain their stranglehold on dysfunctional markets. They do so to drive down what producers are paid and to drive up what consumers are required to pay them.

This must stop. OCM calls on every American to montior sources of funding and influence for their legislators to insure we have a government "of the people" and not a government "of the corporation."