Keywords
antitrust laws, antitrust exemption, Sherman Act, Clayton Act, bargaining power, litigation, protections, agricultural policy, international marketplace, economic viability
Abstract
"When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization." There can be little dispute that food production is of vital interest to any nation’s security and economy. For this reason, the United States Congress, like many other legislatures around the world, has accorded special treatment to the agricultural industry, and particularly to farmers. One example of this special treatment is the Capper-Volstead Act, which provides farmers with immunity from antitrust liability for joint conduct undertaken by and through an “association” of producers.
Recommended Citation
Donald M. Barnes & Jay L. Levine,
Farmer Cooperatives "Take Cover": The Capper-Volstead Exemption is Under Siege,
74 Ark. L. Rev.
(2021).
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/alr/vol74/iss1/1
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