The announcement came Tuesday in a post from the department’s official X account. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward sent the retailers the letters concerning recent increases in the retail price of beef. The list includes Kroger, Publix, Walmart, Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize USA, Costco, and Amazon. [snip] Nothing more was released about what the letters demand or when answers are due. The department had already been investigating the big meatpackers. Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS, and National Beef handle roughly 85 percent of the nation’s beef processing. President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to probe the packers in November 2025, pointing to possible collusion and price manipulation. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in May the department had already analyzed more than 3 million documents. Ranchers, cattlemen, producers, and processors all received calls or were interviewed. [snip] The cattle herd itself is the smallest in decades amid drought, feed costs, and other pressures thinning the numbers. Ranchers’ cut of every retail dollar has fallen to historic lows, while the big processors posted strong profits. [snip] Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has repeatedly pointed to the tight hold the four packers have on the market. The administration has tried other moves as well-opening more land for grazing, adjusting import quotas on lean trimmings for ground beef, and pushing programs to rebuild cattle herds nationally. (*) Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/food/doj-adds-walmart-costco-amazon-beef-price-probe Post navigation The Left’s Sick Obsession with Turning Killers into Victims LGBTQIA+ activist called for Trump to be assassinated and for harassment of his attorney, feds say
