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Livestock Consolidation Research Act of 2026
A bill to require the Administrator of the Economic Research Service to conduct research on consolidation and concentration in the livestock industry, and for other purposes.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Livestock Consolidation Research Act of 2026
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service (ERS) to publish a report on consolidation and concentration in the livestock industry (i.e., beef, dairy, pork, and poultry production, including broilers, eggs, and turkeys). ERS must publish the report within one year of the Census of Agriculture being made publicly available.
As background, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts the census every five years. NASS released the 2022 census in 2024.
The ERS report must include (1) information on changes in the size and location of ranches, farms, processing facilities, and packers throughout the United States; and (2) the impact of these changes on farmers, ranchers, and downstream consumers.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Mar 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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