Unfair Competition in Livestock Markets

We Investigate Ag Market Activity

David Domina and Dr. Robert Taylor launched an extensive investigation of market activity involving the purchase and sale of cattle, hogs, and poultry in the United States. Domina and Taylor are quoted widely for their efforts and publications. Their work has been cited by academics and the popular press across the United States, Europe, and Canada.

Market Concentration

Domina and Taylor focused on the circumstances surrounding market concentration and conditions when the Packers & Stockyards Act of 1921, 7 USC §§ 181 et seq., was enacted nearly 90 years ago. They have contrasted those conditions with market activity and circumstances today.

Domina and Taylor’s work includes publication of The Debilitating Effects of Concentration Markets Affecting Agriculture, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Spring 2010, Vol 15, No. 1. Domina has also been quoted widely for his comments on proposed rules of the USDA governing the marketplace. See www.cattlelawyers.com, and article: What is Really in the Proposed GIPSA REGULATIONS Concerning Contracting by Packers with Producers?