The USDA fired its experts on seed industry concentration. Then, it proclaimed it was working on the issue.

The USDA eliminated a Biden-era initiative focused on increasing seed market competition, which included experts handling farmer complaints and consulting on antitrust issues. The department later announced a partnership with DOJ to address seed industry concentration, despite having fired the team just weeks earlier. The Trump administration previously approved mergers in the seed industry, now criticized for anticompetitive practices.