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Exhibit 623

Meat Institute Issues Statement on Beef Processing Sector DOJ Investigation

Exhibit 623 ยท Trade association statement

Meat Institute Issues Statement on Beef Processing Sector DOJ Investigation

Despite high consumer prices for beef, beef packers have been losing money because the price of cattle is at record highs,

Industry position: packers are operating at a loss because cattle prices are at record highs, and the industry welcomes a "fact-based discussion about beef affordability." A position statement, not evidence of packer margins.

Source
North American Meat Institute
Date
7 November 2025
Quoted from
Paragraph 2
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://mail.meatinstitute.org/node/917
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding AGR-5.8
Reported According to Reuters, President Trump said on 7 November 2025 that he had asked DOJ to investigate beef packers, and Attorney General Pam Bondi replied that an investigation was underway. According to Capital Press, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced antitrust investigations of meatpacking on 4 May 2026.