Executive Order No. 14364. Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain

• Executive Order No.: 14364
• Published date: 10 December 2025
• Citation: 90 FR 57349
• Date: 06 December 2025
• Section: Presidential Documents

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Executive Order 14364 of December 6, 2025

Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Com-

petitive 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 behav-

ior, 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 equip-

ment 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 congres-

sional 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 congres-

sional 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.

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(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.

[FR Doc. 2025–22537

Filed 12–9–25; 11:15 am]

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