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Can the White House actually do anything about high meat prices?

Michelle Cheng
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Can the White House actually do anything about high meat prices?
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The Biden administration proposed steps to help create more competition in the highly concentrated meatpacking industry and bring down high prices, but it's not clear the solutions will be that meaningful.

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