In their campaign to pin the blame for high prices, the United States Department of Justice on Tuesday said it is expanding its investigation of record high beef prices to eight major grocery chains.
In a post on X, the Antitrust Division said associate attorney general Stanley Woodward sent letters to Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize, Costco and Amazon.
“Beef prices are a critical concern to Americans, and a priority for this Justice Department,” the post said.
The Trump administration first said last year that producers “have to get their prices down,” then blamed the “Big Four” meatpackers and launched an antitrust probe in May, and now is rattling the next link in the meat supply chain.
The executive branch’s search for answers continues despite what economists say are the clear culprits: a record-low cattle inventory caused primarily by droughts and prolonged by persistent consumer beef demand.
It would make more sense to probe the lack of action on climate change. As if Donald J. Trump would ever do anything to curb greenhouse gas emissions.