Aggressive enforcement needed to protect American agriculture and lower costs for families
AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on May 11, 2026, praised President Trump’s Department of Justice and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for securing a major antitrust settlement with Agri Stats, Inc., calling it a huge victory for American consumers, ranchers, and farmers fighting back against runaway grocery prices and corporate manipulation in the food supply chain.
The following statement may be attributed to Commissioner Sid Miller: “For too long, powerful corporations have been gaming the system while American families paid higher prices at the grocery store and producers got squeezed dry. President Trump made it clear from day one that those days were coming to an end, and this settlement proves he meant every word of it.
“While previous administrations let giant corporations grow more powerful and disconnected from everyday Americans, President Trump is standing shoulder-to- shoulder with the ranchers, farmers, and working families who keep this country running.
“I commend Attorney General Ken Paxton and President Trump’s Department of Justice for taking bold action and delivering real accountability. This settlement sends a loud and unmistakable message: if you manipulate the market and drive up the price of meat for hardworking Americans, you will be held accountable.
“Texans believe in free markets, but free markets only work when everyone plays by the rules and abides by the law. Secret coordination and backroom data-sharing schemes have no place in American agriculture. When companies use insider information to pad profits while families struggle to afford chicken, pork, and turkey, that’s not a real competitive marketplace.
“For years, I’ve warned that consolidation and corporate collusion in the meat industry were hurting both producers and consumers. This settlement proves those concerns were absolutely justified. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and Attorney General Paxton’s determination, we are finally seeing the kind of aggressive enforcement needed to protect American agriculture and lower costs for families.
“Texas farmers and ranchers work too hard to be undercut by corporate gamesmanship. President Trump is proving once again that he is willing to take on powerful interests and fight for the people who actually feed this country.”