The Biden administration released their Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain on Monday.
He says processors – or the middlemen – currently control too much of the supply chain and producers have paid the price.
“We’re going to need new ways of innovation and technology to create greater efficiencies.
$100-million of this resource is going to be used to support them to create a pipeline of well-trained and experienced workers,” he says.
“They’re going to kind of tier that, it sounds like, through the course of this year and really focus it in on specific areas of need for small independent regional processors around the country.” Lane says the plan also addresses other issues, like Product of the USA labeling, which is something NCBA has previously requested to be addressed.