Indiana HCR17: Urging Indiana's federal congressional delegation and the United States government to place price floors for farmers and break up agricultural monopolies.

What the bill says

A concurrent resolution urging Indiana's federal congressional delegation and the United States government to place price floors for farmers and break up agricultural monopolies. Gore, Bartlett, Campbell, Harris, Jackson C February 9, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. HC 17--HC 1014/DI February 9, 2026 Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026) HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No…

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Indiana's federal congressional delegation and the United States government to place price floors for farmers and break up agricultural monopolies. Gore, Bartlett, Campbell, Harris, Jackson C February 9, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. HC 17--HC 1014/DI February 9, 2026 Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026) HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Indiana's federal congressional delegation and the United States government to place price floors for farmers and break up agricultural monopolies. Whereas, Agriculture is a cornerstone of Indiana's economy and identity, supporting farm families, rural communities, food processors, and thousands of Hoosier jobs; Whereas, Family farmers and independent producers often operate in markets where they face unpredictable price swings and prolonged periods in which the prices they receive do not cover the actual cost of production; Whereas, The widening gap between what farmers are paid at the farm gate and what consumers pay at the grocery store demonstrates that extreme market power within the supply chain can distort pricing and shift profits away from producers and toward dominant intermediaries; Whereas, Excessive consolidation in the agribusiness sector, including the seed, fertilizer, chemical, meatpacking, grain trading, and food processing industries, has reduced competition, weakened farmers' bargaining power, and enabled dominant firms to set unfair terms; …