Press Releases
- Oct 21, 2010 USDA Proposed Rule on Livestock Marketing Could Cost U.S. 104,000 Jobs and Reduces GDP by $14 Billion, New Economic Impact Study Shows An estimated 104,000 Americans could lose their jobs if a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory proposal is finalized, according to a study conducted by John Dunham and Associates and commissioned by the American Meat Institute (AMI). more...
- Aug 27, 2010 American Meat Institute Calls GIPSA Rule Raw Deal for Packers and Producers Alike Onerous Proposal Would Destroy Partnerships, Progress that Have Spurred Growth in Livestock, Meat and Poultry Sector more...
- Jun 18, 2010 American Meat Institute Says USDA Proposed Rule on 'Undue Preferences' Constitutes Regulatory End-Run Around Judicial Rulings Massive Proposal Would Turn Clock Back on the Progress that Has Made U.S. Meat Industry World-Class more...
- Jan 8, 2010 American Meat Institute Tells U.S. Trade Representative that Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling Violates International Trade Obligations The American Meat Institute (AMI) today told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) violates the United States' international trade obligations for many reasons and that the U.S. must honor these obligations. more...
- Jan 7, 2010 American Meat Institute Tells Department of Justice Existing Antitrust and Competition Statutes Are Effective and Applicable for All Industries Economy Is Best Served By Consistent Application of a Uniform Set Of Rules, Not By Hasty Reactions to Market Behavior more...
- Jun 26, 2007 American Meat Institute Launches New Web Site www.TheMarketWorks.org to Demonstrate How the Meat Industry Responds to Input from Customers Institute Says Legislation to Prohibit Meat Companies' Ability to Own or Contract for Livestock Will Dismantle Progress more...
- Apr 18, 2007 American Meat Institute Says Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock "Detrimental to Entire Livestock Sector" Institute Opposes Legislative and Regulatory Efforts to Restrict Livestock Marketing and Meat Packing Procurement Opportunities more...
- Apr 17, 2007 American Meat Institute Says Government Data and Economic Analyses Show Meat Packing Industry Is Dynamic, Competitive Institute Opposes Legislative and Regulatory Efforts to Restrict Livestock Marketing and Meat Packing Procurement Opportunities more...
- Jun 21, 2003 AMI Submits Testimony at Nebraska Congressional Hearings on Packer Livestock Ownership Ban Washington, DC – The American Meat Institute (AMI) strongly opposes efforts to restrict the ways in which meat packers conduct business. AMI submitted comments stating this opposition at a hearing today in Grand Island, Neb., to discuss a potential ban on packer ownership and control of... more...
- Aug 23, 2002 MEAT INDUSTRY SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE LIKE OTHER U.S. BUSINESSES AMI Says Efforts to Restrict Livestock Sourcing Will Reverse Quality and Progress more...
- Jul 16, 2002 MEAT INDUSTRY OPPOSES EFFORTS TO MAKE MODERN BUSINESS MODEL ILLEGAL FOR MEAT PACKERS Industry Says Efforts to Outlaw Packer Ownership of Livestock Will Turn Clock Back on Quality and Progress more...
- Mar 13, 2002 Statement of the American Meat Institute on Ag Economists' Debate Over Packer Ownership Ban (Attribute Statement to AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle) Today, another paper by agricultural economists was released - the fourth in the past two months - attempting to explain the market impact of an amendment in the Senate’s farm bill banning packer ownership, feeding and... more...
- Feb 12, 2002 Statement of the American Meat Institute on Senate's Adoption of a Revised Ban on Packer Ownership, Feeding and Control of Livestock (Attribute Statement to AMI President J. Patrick Boyle) more...
- May 17, 2001 Consolidation in Agriculture, Other Industries Is an Effort to Become More Competitive Efforts to Impose New and Unique Requirements on Agriculture Are Unnecessary and Unfair more...
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