{"id":1737,"date":"2026-05-16T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:01:10","slug":"texas-investigates-meat-packing-industry-over-manipulated-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1737","title":{"rendered":"Texas investigates meat packing industry over ‘manipulated’ market"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>The office of the Texas attorney general is launching an investigation into the major movers in the meat packing industry, claiming that potential anticompetitive conduct has jacked up grocery prices.\u00a0<\/p>

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Meat packing investigation<\/h2>

The investigation was announced Friday by Texas AG Ken Paxton, who said he will work with the DOJ to probe JBS S.A.; Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.; Cargill, Inc.; and National Beef Packing Co. Paxton says these four companies control over 85% of the nation\u2019s beef processing market.\u00a0<\/p>

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The release says reports have shown those companies may have used their dominance to decrease the prices paid to cattle ranchers while simultaneously driving up beef prices for consumers.\u00a0<\/p>

According to Paxton, they have reaped enormous profits at the expense of Texas cattle ranchers and consumers nationwide.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>

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