The Justice Department has begun an investigation into increased concentration in the dairy industry.  Dairy farmers nationwide are coping with historically low milk prices after a 35% drop this year to the lowest level in three decades, while big buyers like Dean Foods and Dairy Farmers of America are reaping record-setting profits.

Read the full stories at the Wall Street Journal:

Top Antitrust Enforcer Supports More Scrutiny of Dairy Industry

Farmers Want Industry Probe

Investigations in agriculture, too, with seeds and meatpacking:

Antitrust Enforcers Begin Visiting Farm Belt

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