A federal judge approved a preliminary agreement calling for JBS USA to pay $20 million to consumers who accused the processor of fixing pork prices in a class action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Minnesota. …
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately $107 million in criminal fines for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the Department of Justice announced today. …
Restaurant chain Boston Market claims 10 poultry companies including Pilgrim’s Pride, Tyson, and Perdue Farms manipulated supplies to increase prices. …
A federal judge has delayed the price-fixing trial of Pilgrim’s Pride CEO Jayson Penn to next year after both prosecutors and Penn’s defense attorneys asked for more preparation time. …
Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and several other AGs from around the country are requesting a full investigation into possible price-fixing by meatpackers in the cattle industry. …
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