S. 460 · 111th Congress
A bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chuck Grassley
- Introduced
- 2009-02-24
- Latest action
- 2009-02-24 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require that 25% of a covered packer's daily kill comes through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers.
Sets forth a different percentage for covered packers who reported in the 2008 annual report that more than 75% of their livestock were captive supply livestock