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Several organizations submitted position papers to the organizers of the USDA-Department of Justice workshop on competition and regulatory issues. J. Patrick Boyle said, - marketing agreements have emerged as one of the most effective ways to enhance product safety, ensure consistent products and manage risks in a still volatile industry.

William Roenigk, senior vice president and economist for the national Chicken Council, wrote – vertical integration is the preferred structure for the broiler chicken industry, and contracting with individual family farmers to grow broilers is an integral and vital component of that structure.

Steve Foglesong, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association wrote, - cattle producers support free-market principles in the buying and selling of their cattle. This has led to innovations in our industry such as alternative marketing arrangements that give producers options. Foglesong added, - throughout this process, we want to ensure the ability of the producer to market their cattle how and when they want to.

And Sam Carney, president of the National Pork Producer’s Council, wrote – there are good reasons we sell hogs the way we do, and government intervention will require pork producers to do something they have found to be ill-advised. Don’t fix something that isn’t broken.