Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has asked the Department of Justice to investigate the purchase of Cargill’s pork division by JBS USA Pork, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. He stated his concerns that the deal will restrict competition and end up with consumers paying more for pork.
“I urge the antitrust division to thoroughly examine this proposed acquisition to preserve a competitive market in the pork industry,” Grassley wrote to Assistant Attorney General William Baer in a letter dated Monday.