In a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Meat Institute president and CEO Julie Anna Potts said, “The Administration cannot ignore the fundamental principles of supply and demand. Americans are experiencing firsthand what the Secretary refuses to acknowledge, the effects of COVID and lack of labor are hurting consumers, and nothing proposed by the Secretary of Agriculture on the structure of the meat and poultry industry will help families struggling to pay for groceries.”
Potts said after “repeated attempts to convey the challenges faced by meat and poultry packers and processors in meeting extraordinary consumer demand to Biden Administration officials," the letter was sent to Vilsack challenging his comments at a White House briefing on Sept. 8.
