MILWAUKEE, WI — From Green Bay to Racine, Wisconsin shoppers have noticed the same sticker shock: ground beef above $6 a pound and steak cuts flirting with double-digit prices. Now, federal investigators say they’re looking into whether the nation’s largest meatpackers have been quietly shaping those prices behind the scenes
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