Organization for Competitive Markets

Request for Investigation of Specific NCBA Activities to Determine Extent to Which NCBA Misused the Beef Checkoff to Promote Its Policy Agenda

R-CALF USA and the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) are pleased with today’s announcement reported by Reuters, Sao Paulo, that Brazilian-owned meatpacker JBS has abandoned its bid to take over National Beef Packing Co. (National Beef), the fourth largest U.S. meatpacker. According to the Reuters article, JBS abandoned the takeover due to a “lack of satisfactory conditions.” R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard said this takeover bid was defeated by a…