with state AG offices to solicit applications for funding.These recent agency efforts come on the heels of multiple civil lawsuits alleging price-fixing and other anticompetitive practices by producers across the beef, pork, and poultry industries.Conclusion: Will the Turkey Shortage Affect Your Thanksgiving?It is too early to say whether the USDA’s recent efforts to address competition in the meat and poultry industry will result in lower prices – in part because the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., labor shortages, shipping disruptions, and higher prices for inputs like fuel and animal feed) still linger. However, as national and global supply chains begin to return to pre-pandemic operations, consumers can hope for a less expensive turkey on the dinner table by next Thanksgiving.1https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/dining/thanksgiving-turkeys-cost-inflation-supply-chain.html2 Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in America’s Economy, 86 Fed Reg. 36987, July 9, 2021.3 7 U.S.C. § 192(a).4 7 U.S.C. § 192(b).5See, e.g., Wilson & Co. v. Benson, 286 F.2d 891, 895 (7th Cir. 1961).6 Docket No. AMS-FTPP-21-0044.7 Docket No. AMS-FTPP-21-0045.8https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/01/03/agriculture-department-and-justice-department-issue-shared[View source.]