In this summary of The Meat Racket by Christopher Leonard, you’ll find out This book summary change that they show you the reasons behind the company’s growth, and highlight the fact that while it might have brought cheap prices to consumers, it has spelled disaster for farmers. So why don’t you know much about them? The company isn’t very vocal about its business practices and, as a result, few know how they have risen to the top of their industry.
They produced about a fifth of all meat consumed in the United States. Today, Tyson Foods is the biggest meat company in the US in 2011 they raised 2.1 billion chickens, and slaughtered 7.2 million cows and 20.5 million pigs. Important, timely, and explosive, The Meat Racket is an unvarnished portrait of the food industry that now dominates America's heartland.Have you ever eaten meat from Tyson Foods? No? Well, if you’ve ever had a Chicken McNugget, or a hamburger in your staff cafeteria, it turns out you probably have! And you'll even see how big business and politics have derailed efforts to change the system, from a years-long legal fight in Iowa to the Obama administration's recent failed attempt to pass reforms. You'll discover how these companies are able to raise meat prices for consumers while pushing down the price they pay to farmers. You'll learn how the food industry got to where it is today, and how companies like Tyson have escaped the scrutiny they deserve. Leonard's revealing account shines a light on the inner workings of Tyson Foods, a pioneer of the industrial system that dominates the market. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a handful of companies executed an audacious corporate takeover of the nation's meat supply. How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country's biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. An investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industry-a shocking, in-depth report every American should read.
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