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Exhibit 620

Executive Order 14424: Promoting Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expanding Market Access for American Meat Producers (91 FR 57761)

Exhibit 620 ยท Executive order

Executive Order 14424: Promoting Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expanding Market Access for American Meat Producers (91 FR 57761)

avoid being overcharged by monopolistic practices by meat processors

Directs USDA to prioritize and expand Packers and Stockyards Act investigations, add staff, coordinate with DOJ under the 26 September 2025 memorandum of understanding, and report within 60 days; also directs steps to widen interstate sale of state-inspected meat and a guaranteed loan program for small and regional beef processors. Creates no enforceable rights (sec. 4(c)).

Source
The White House (Trump administration)
Date
4 September 2026 (published 10 September 2026)
Quoted from
Sec. 1 (Purpose)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/10/2026-18567/promoting-fair-competition-in-livestock-markets-and-expanding-market-access-for-american-meat
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding AGR-5.3
Primary record USDA rules defining unfair practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act were proposed in 2010, limited by a 2011 appropriations rider, issued in 2016, withdrawn in 2017, finalized in 2020, expanded in 2024 and, for broiler grower payments, delayed in 2026 to December 31, 2027. Administrations and Congresses of both parties acted at each step, and White Houses of both parties described meat processing as insufficiently competitive in January 2022 and September 2026.