1.   Glickman has expressed concern in a string of speeches that the packing industry is becoming too concentrated.

2.   Meissner said the meat packing industry historically has attracted undocumented workers.

3.   Some ranchers have already responded to the consolidation of the packing industry by creating their own processing and marketing alliances.

4.   The economic strain on the beef industry is as much blamed on a concentration of ownership in the meat packing industry as on imports.