USDA extended the 60-day comment period by 15 days for its latest Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets.” Comments are now due by Sept. 11.
Industry groups such as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) say the extension is not enough time to solicit public comment and review a rule.
“Cattle markets are immensely complicated, and USDA is planning to make sweeping changes to those markets with only 75 days of public input,” said NCBA Director of Government Affairs Tanner Beymer. “The proposed rule is already a direct attack on producer profitability and now USDA is running down the clock to prevent meaningful input from cattle producers.”
Comments may be submitted at tinyurl.com/4ju8ayu3.
