The Nature of Competition in the Red Meat Processing Industry 2024

This report provides an update of AMPC’s 2016 Nature of Competition in Red Meat Processing Report (SG Heilbron), providing updated information in terms of industry structure and practices, competition policy inquiries and decisions, and new economic research on the competitive nature of industry operations.  

This updated report, like its original version, was based on research using public data sources augmented by a series of structured interviews with a range of red meat processors who were asked to provide their insights on the nature of competition in the industry. The conclusions reached, are solely those of the SG Heilbron consulting.  

The report may be used by regulators and other interested parties to better understand the nature of competition in the red meat processing sector.