Packers and Stockyards Programs: Actions Needed to Improve Investigations of Competitive Practices

[摘要] A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) efforts to implement the Packers and Stockyards Act, focusing on: (1) the number and status of investigations conducted by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) in response to complaints and concerns about anticompetitive activity involving the marketing of cattle and hogs; and (2) factors that affect GIPSA's ability to investigate concerns about anticompetitive practices."

[发布日期] 2000-09-21 [发布机构] United States. General Accounting Office.

[关键词] Government accountability -- United States.;agriculture and food;packers and stockyards programs;letter report