Report Concerning the Meat Packing Industry and the Acquisition of Wilsil Limited and Calgary Packers Limited by Canada Packers Limited

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RTPC No. 16. xxix, 454 p. 25 cm. 91 tables in text and 7 in statistical appendix. Grey card covers with black print. Notation in black marker on front cover and spine. Combines Investigation Act. Topics: the supply of livestock and consumption of meat in Canada; the marketing of livestock in Canada; the national packers; the slaughtering and meat packing industry; the pricing of meats; diversification of Canada Packers' operations; Canada Packers as a producer of lard, shortening, margarine and soap; Canada Packers' position in the feeds industry; Canada Packers and the manufacture and distribution of mixed fertilizer; cold storage facilities and stocks as factors in Canada Packers' operations; poultry and dairy products; (eggs, butter, cheese, ice cream); fresh and canned fruits and vegetables; direct buying of livestock; actions taken by Canada Packers to influence market behaviour; the countervailing power of large food retailers; the acquisition of Wilsil Limited; the acquisition of Calgary Packers; position of Canada Packers as a multiplant enterprise; appraisal of evidence and consideration of public interest.