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Food sector faces sweeping antitrust investigation

Officials are looking into the gaps between what farmers earn and what shoppers pay at the grocery store. The Justice Department and the USDA pledge an examination of alleged monopolistic practices.

U.S. Atty. Gen.

 

USDA: Farm-Profits to Drop 38%

USDA: Farm-Profits to Drop 38%

The Agriculture Department said it expects U.S. net farm income, a widely followed measure of farmer profitability, to fall 38% this year to $54 billion.

 

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