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Nothing busted but our chops
How the 2007 Farm Bill can help restore market competition |
Aimee Witteman |
13 Jun 2007 |
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| Are federal authorities finally taking the idea that a few companies shouldn't be allowed to dominate the food system seriously? Well, the Federal Trade Commission recently blocked Whole Foods from gobbling up rival natural foods marketer Wild Oats. Congratulations to the FTC for busting up the natural-foods trust! But even combined, Whole Foods and Wild Oats would account for only 15 percent of natural-foods sales. Meanwhile, Smithfield Foods alone now controls ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, Congress, Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice, food, politics (all these topics) |
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