Big Government is in charge of the food system. Remember the Dairy Compact? The Egg Board? Peanut licensing? They were dumping millions of pounds of cherries and taking upwards of half the grape harvest in order to artificially keep prices high.
This author is a moron.
Most economic sectors have concentration ratios around 40%, meaning that the top four firms in the industry control 40% of the market. If the concentration ratio is above 40%, experts believe competition can be threatened and market abuses are more likely to occur: the higher the number, the bigger the threat.
On the restaurant side, the ten largest fast food corporations account for 47 percent of all fast food sales, and the love affair that Americans have with fast food does not appear to be in danger of ending any time soon.