Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

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The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is a former USDA agency responsible for ensuring fair trading practices, accurate grain inspection and weighing, and competitive livestock and poultry markets in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Agriculture agency
former federal agency
government organization
abbreviation GIPSA
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolutionDate 2017
dissolvedInto Agricultural Marketing Service
enforces competition rules in livestock markets
grain quality standards
trade practice rules in livestock and poultry sectors
goal ensure accurate grain inspection and weighing
ensure fair and competitive livestock and poultry markets
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry grain
livestock
poultry
jurisdiction United States grain markets
United States livestock markets
United States poultry markets
federal
legalBasis Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
United States grain standards laws
locatedIn United States Department of Agriculture South Building, Washington, D.C.
parentOrganization United States Department of Agriculture
partOf United States government
surface form: United States federal government
regulates live poultry dealers
livestock dealers
packers
stockyards
responsibility enforcing the Packers and Stockyards Act
ensuring fair trading practices in livestock and poultry markets
grain inspection
grain weighing
promoting competitive livestock markets
protecting producers and consumers in livestock and poultry markets
scope national
sector agriculture
supervises grain inspection system
grain weighing system

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United States Department of Agriculture oversees Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Agricultural Marketing Service hasPart Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
this entity surface form: Federal Grain Inspection Service
GIPSA fullName Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 administeredBy Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 administeredBy Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
this entity surface form: Packers and Stockyards Division of USDA
Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services providesServiceTo Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Fair Trade Practices Program hasComponent Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
this entity surface form: Packers and Stockyards Division