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news Nyt Opinion 2026-05-29

US Grocery Prices Driven by Concentrated, Oligopolistic Food Sector

The high cost of groceries in the US is attributed to a deeply concentrated food sector that has benefited from oligopolistic practices for over a century. The article calls for addressing this market structure.


We need to confront Americaโ€™s highly concentrated food sector, one that has feasted on oligopolistic behavior for more than a century.

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