Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain

Executive Order 14364 of December 6, 2025

Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and
Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Background. An affordable and secure food
supply is vital to America's national and economic
security. However, anti-competitive behavior,
especially when carried out by foreign-controlled
corporations, threatens the stability and affordability
of America's food supply. In recent years certain
companies in the American food supply chain have even
settled civil suits accusing them of price fixing for
tens of millions of dollars. Food supply sectors
including meat processing, seed, fertilizer, and
equipment have similar vulnerabilities to price fixing
and other anti-competitive practices. My Administration
will act to determine whether anti-competitive
behavior, especially by foreign-controlled companies,
increases the cost of living for Americans and address
any associated national security threat to food supply
chains.

Sec. 2. Food Supply Chain Security Task Forces to
Protect Competition. (a) The Attorney General and the
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall each
establish a Food Supply Chain Security Task Force
within the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade
Commission, respectively, that will take all necessary
and appropriate actions to investigate food-related
industries within their established areas of expertise
and determine whether anti-competitive behavior exists
in food supply chains in the United States, as well as
whether control of food-related industries by foreign
entities is increasing the cost of food products in the
United States or creating a national or economic
security threat to Americans. The Attorney General and
the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall take
such actions as are necessary to remedy any anti-
competitive behavior that their respective
investigations uncover, including bringing enforcement
actions and proposing new regulatory approaches. Should
the Department of Justice Food Supply Chain Security
Task Force uncover any evidence of criminal collusion,
the Attorney General shall commence criminal
proceedings as appropriate, including grand jury
investigations.

(b) The Task Forces shall, as permitted by law,
jointly brief the Speaker of the House, the Majority
Leader of the Senate, and the chairs of congressional
committees of jurisdiction with a summary of their
progress pursuant to this order once within 180 days
following the date of this order, and again within 365
days following the date of this order, including, if
relevant after consulting with the Assistant to the
President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative,
Political, and Public Affairs, any recommended
congressional actions. Such briefings shall not include
any information related to ongoing investigations,
prosecutions, regulatory actions, or litigation nor any
non-public information regarding any food-related
industry investigated pursuant to this order.

Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall
be borne by the Department of Justice.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 6, 2025.