US EditionTrump Orders Task Force Probe Into Foreign Influence, Price Manipulation To Ensure Food 'Stability And Affordability'
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create food supply chain security task forces within the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.
- Responding to rising living-cost frustration after last month's elections, Core personal consumption expenditures eased from 2.9% to 2.8% while personal income rose 0.4%.
- The task forces will probe meat processing, seed, fertilizer, and equipment sectors for alleged anti-competitive practices, and the Attorney General and FTC chairman may pursue enforcement if found.
- DOJ and FTC must brief the Speaker of the House, the Senate Majority Leader and chairs of congressional committees of jurisdiction within 180 days and again within 365 days, excluding non-public investigative details; President Trump urged immediate DOJ action on Nov. 7.
- Trump framed foreign control as a security concern, highlighting national or economic security risks and alleged price fixing, while notably omitting the Department of Agriculture from roles in seed, fertilizer and equipment task forces.
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Trump Orders Task Force Probe Into Foreign Influence, Price Manipulation To Ensure Food 'Stability And Affordability'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating food-supply-chain security task forces within the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address risks from price fixing and other anti-competitive practices. Task Force to Probe Food Supply Risks The executive order signed on Saturday aims to safeguard the “stability and affordability” of the American food supply, particularly in the face of alleged anti-competi…
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President Trump has ordered a DOJ–FTC task force to investigate possible price fixing and foreign influence in the US food supply chain as inflation data shows consumers remain under mounting pressure.
US to probe food supply chain
The US signaled it could crack down on foreign companies accused of price-fixing and raising food costs. The White House’s investigation into the country’s food supply chain is part of President Donald Trump’s drive to bring down costs, after Democrats last month ran successful campaigns focused on affordability. Trump has also ordered a probe into rising meat prices, blaming “majority foreign owned” companies. But the investigations highlight “…
NEW: Trump Establishes Task Forces To Investigate Food Industry Price-Fixing
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order establishing task forces within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to examine price fixing and other anti-competitive practices in the food industry. The directive, titled “Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain,” emphasizes the importance of food affordability and reliability as elements of…
Trump Launches DOJ, FTC Task Forces to Examine Food Prices
In a new Executive Order issued on Saturday, President Donald Trump laid out the importance of ensuring lower food costs for Americans. Under the order, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will each establish task forces to investigate food-related industries to determine whether anti-competitive practices exist in the food supply chains.
Trump Orders Task Forces to Protect Food Supply Chain Competition, Security
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 6 establishing security task forces within the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect competition across the U.S. food supply chain. The security task forces would work towards addressing risks from anti-competitive behavior and price fixing, according to Trump’s order, titled “Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food S…
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