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Daybreak Oct. 14: White House links food inflation to big packers

10/14/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson
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Food prices shot up in September, prompting a new volley from the White House over consolidation in the meat industry.
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