The Growing Monopoly in the Corn Seed Industry: Is It Time for the Government to Interfere?

Authors

Bethany K Sumpter, Texas A&M University School of Law (Student)Follow

Document Type

Comment

Abstract

How a company conducts business is often a consumer concern. Individuals have accused company after company of monopolistic behavior. These individuals have also criticized the Department of Justice for not stopping a monopoly from forming in a specific industry. An example is the corn seed industry, where stakeholders have accused companies of monopolistic behavior. Recent mergers and acquisitions in the corn seed industry have left fewer companies in control, and because of this consolidation, individuals are urging the government to act. This Comment argues that, while the corn seed industry is on the road to containing a monopoly, the industry does not yet contain enough characteristics to warrant a government response. However, when a monopoly does form, the government should, and likely will, act.

DOI

10.37419/LR.V8.I3.6

First Page

633

Last Page

659

Recommended Citation

Bethany K Sumpter, The Growing Monopoly in the Corn Seed Industry: Is It Time for the Government to Interfere?, 8 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 633 (2021).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/LR.V8.I3.6