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Last Updated: Jun 24th, 2008 - 10:09:09 |
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| U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
Tuesday's (6/24/08) meeting between Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and the members and leadership of the Grocery Manufacturers Association will not happen. Grassley says - he had no choice in cancelling the meeting as only one CEO agreed to attend and defend the association’s actions. Grassley attributed the lack of interest by the members to the fact that they may be afraid to stand up for the policies of the Association or may not believe in the tactics being used by the Association. The GMA has been outspoken, saying biofuels are directly responsible for rising food prices.
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| Mr Chris Policinski, President and CEO of Land O' Lakes Inc. |
Senator Grassley says - I was hoping to have a good discussion about why each of these companies has decided to blame ethanol for raising their food prices. Grassley says Mr. Policinski of Land O’Lakes was the only company leader willing to sit down and talk. Grassley says - it appears that all they want to do is give thumbs up to their trade association’s hiring of expensive PR firms to do their dirty work instead of entering into a real dialogue.
Grassley had invited the CEOs of Campbell’s Soup Company, Del Monte Foods Company, Lakeside Foods, Sara Lee Corporation, Dean Foods Company, Hormel Foods Corporation, Proctor & Gamble Company, Kellogg Company, Land O’Lakes, ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Kraft Foods, Ralston Foods, Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland.
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