Tus nqi qe siab vim yog 'kev sib koom ua ke' los ntawm cov neeg muag khoom, pab pawg neeg thov

Qe muag ntawm tus nqi siab hauv New York thaum Lub Ib Hlis 21, 2023.

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Cov qe qe tau nce mus rau qib siab hauv keeb kwm hauv 2022 - thiab ib pab pawg tau liam tias qhov sib txawv yog vim muaj qee yam tsis zoo dua li kev lag luam yooj yim.

Thoob plaws txhua hom qe, cov neeg siv khoom pom tus nqi nruab nrab dhia 60% xyoo tas los - ntawm cov feem pua ​​​​ntawm qhov loj tshaj plaws nce ntawm ib qho khoom siv hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas zoo lossis kev pabcuam, raws li tus neeg siv khoom tus nqi ntsuas, ntsuas kev nce nqi.

Loj, Qib A qe raug nqi $ 4.25 ib lub kaum rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis, qhov nruab nrab - 138% nce los ntawm $ 1.79 ib xyoos ua ntej, raws li US Bureau of Labor Statistics cov ntaub ntawv.

Cov lus piav qhia ntawm kev lag luam tau tsom mus rau qhov muaj keeb kwm tshwm sim ntawm tus mob khaub thuas avian - uas tau tua ntau txhiab lab tus qe qe - raws li cov thawj tus tsav tsheb ntawm cov nqi siab dua.

Ntxiv ntawm Nyiaj Txiag:
Lub caij ua se pib nrog kev txhawb nqa IRS cov neeg ua haujlwm, thev naus laus zis tshiab
Yuav tsum paub dab tsi txog kev ua ntawv thov nyiaj poob hauj lwm tom qab raug rho tawm haujlwm
Kev nkag siab tsis zoo tuaj yeem ua rau koj los ntawm qhov qhab nia zoo meej

Tab sis Farm Action, pab pawg neeg txhawb nqa ua liaj ua teb, hais tias "tus neeg ua txhaum tiag" yog "kev sib koom ua ke" ntawm cov neeg tsim qe loj los kho thiab txo tus nqi, pab pawg tau hais hauv tsab ntawv mus rau Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Trade Commission.

Ua li ntawd tau pab cov neeg tsim khoom "extracted egregious profits ncav cuag li 40%," raws li lub Daim ntawv, tshaj tawm hnub Thursday, uas nug FTC Thawj Tswj Hwm Lina Khan los tshawb xyuas txog qhov muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo thiab "kev ua si phem."

Tus kws tshaj lij FTC tsis kam tawm tswv yim vim yog lub chaw lis haujlwm dav dav txog tsab ntawv, ntawv foob lossis kev tsis txaus siab tau txais los ntawm peb tog.

Ntawm no yog vim li cas qe raug nqi ntau heev

Txawm li cas los xij, cov kws lag luam khoom noj khoom haus tsis ntseeg tias qhov kev nug yuav nthuav tawm qhov ua txhaum cai.

"Kuv tsis xav tias peb tau pom ib yam dab tsi uas ua rau peb xav tias muaj lwm yam uas tsis yog kev lag luam ib txwm tshwm sim tam sim no," said Amy Smith, tus lwm thawj coj ntawm Advanced Economic Solutions.

"Kuv xav tias nws tsuas yog zoo li cua daj cua dub uas tuaj ua ke," nws hais ntxiv.

Economics los yog 'profitering'?

Tebchaws Asmeskas tau raug kev txom nyem tshaj plaws ntawm tus kab mob khaub thuas noog hauv keeb kwm xyoo 2022.

"Cov kab mob ua npaws loj heev" tua txog 58 lab tus noog thoob plaws 47 lub xeev, raws li mus rau US Department of Agriculture. Cov ntaub ntawv ua ntej yog txheej xyoo 2015, thaum 50.5 lab noog tuag.  

Tus kab mob no kis tau thiab ua rau tuag taus, cuam tshuam rau ntau hom noog, nrog rau cov qe-ntes hens.

Nyob rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis, qhov nruab nrab ntawm cov "txheej" poob 5% los ntawm ib lub xyoo dhau los, ntawm tag nrho 374 lab noog, raws li USDA cov ntaub ntawv luam tawm hnub Friday. Tag nrho cov khoom ntawm lub rooj qe poob los ntawm 6.6% nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, rau 652.2 lab, cov ntaub ntawv qhia.

Cov nuj nqis kev lag luam no tsis zoo li square nrog ob lossis peb tus lej feem pua ​​​​nce hauv qe nqi xyoo tas los, Farm Action hais.

"Raws li cov lus piav qhia ntawm kev lag luam, kev nce nqi ntawm cov qe tsis yog ib qho 'Vajtswv Txoj Cai' - nws tau yooj yim profiteering," pab pawg neeg hais.

Piv txwv li, cov txiaj ntsig ntawm Cal-Maine Foods - lub teb chaws tus tsim qe loj tshaj plaws thiab kev lag luam bellwether - "nce hauv kev kaw haujlwm nrog nce qe nqi los ntawm txhua lub quarter ntawm lub xyoo," Farm Action hais. Lub tuam txhab tau tshaj tawm txog kaum npaug ntawm cov nyiaj tau los nyob rau lub sijhawm 26 lub lis piam xaus rau lub Kaum Ib Hlis 26, piv txwv li, Farm Action tau hais.

Thaum lwm tus neeg tsim khoom loj tsis tshaj tawm cov ntaub ntawv no rau pej xeem, "Cal-Maine qhov kev txaus siab los nce nws cov nqi - thiab cov txiaj ntsig tau txiaj ntsig - rau cov qib uas tsis tau muaj dhau los qhia txog kev ua si tsis zoo," Farm Action sau.

Max Bowman, Cal-Maine tus lwm thawj tswj hwm thiab tus thawj tswj hwm nyiaj txiag, tsis lees paub qhov kev iab liam, hu rau Asmeskas lub khw qe "kev sib tw hnyav thiab muaj kev kub ntxhov txawm tias muaj xwm txheej ib txwm muaj."

Tus kab mob khaub thuas noog qhov cuam tshuam tseem ceeb ntawm cov khoom noj qaib yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws tsav tsheb, thaum lub qe xav tau tseem muaj zog, Bowman tau hais hauv tsab ntawv sau.

Cov nuj nqis rau kev pub noj, kev ua haujlwm, roj thiab ntim khoom kuj tau "nce ntau heev," pub dhau kom siab dua tag nrho cov nqi tsim khoom thiab, thaum kawg, lag luam wholesale thiab muag qe nqi, nws hais. Cal-Maine tseem tsis muag cov qe ncaj qha rau cov neeg siv khoom lossis teeb tsa tus nqi muag khoom, Bowman ntxiv.

Ib qho 'compounding effect' ntawm tus kab mob khaub thuas noog ntawm tus nqi qe

Tus nqi lag luam twb tau nqis los tom qab hnub so.

Nom Pov Xyooj

tus lwm thawj ntawm Advanced Economic Solutions

Rubio tau hais tias qhov kev hloov pauv loj yog vim "cov txiaj ntsig sib xyaw" ntawm kev thov, Rubio tau hais.

Piv txwv li, cia peb hais tias ib lub khw loj loj muaj daim ntawv cog lus yuav qe los ntawm cov neeg tsim khoom ntawm tus nqi muag khoom ntawm $ 1 rau ib lub kaum os. Tab sis tus neeg xa khoom qe ntawd raug mob khaub thuas noog. Tag nrho cov khoom siv los ntawm qhov chaw ntawd tuaj offline ib ntus. Yog li, cov khw muag khoom loj yuav tsum tau txais cov qe los ntawm lwm tus neeg muag khoom - nce kev thov rau lwm tus neeg muag khoom lub qe, uas thaum kawg yuav muag qe rau lub tsev muag khoom rau $ 1.05 lossis ntau dua ib lub kaum os.

Thaum ib lub teb raug mob khaub thuas, nws yuav tsis tsim cov qe ntxiv rau tsawg kawg rau lub hlis, Rubio tau hais.

Qhov kev hloov pauv no tau tshwm sim ib txhij thoob plaws ntau lub teb thiab cov khw muag khoom loj. Tus mob khaub thuas noog kuj feem ntau ploj mus rau lub caij ntuj sov, tab sis kev sib kis tau pib dua tshiab thaum lub caij nplooj zeeg dhau los mus rau lub caij xav tau siab tshaj plaws nyob ib puag ncig lub caij ntuj no so, Rubio tau hais.

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Tau qhov twg los: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/23/high-egg-prices-due-to-a-collusive-scheme-by-suppliers-group-claims.html