Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 25
Cal-Maine, 3 Egg Suppliers Near Settlement in DOJ Price-Fixing Probe
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 25

Cal-Maine, 3 Egg Suppliers Near Settlement in DOJ Price-Fixing Probe

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 25

Summary

  • Cal-Maine Foods and three other egg suppliers are close to settling a U.S. Justice Department investigation into alleged illegal coordination of egg prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • The talks also cover a bipartisan group of states that joined the federal probe, extending the potential resolution beyond Washington.
  • Hickman’s Egg Ranch and Versova are among the companies nearing deals, alongside Cal-Maine and other suppliers not identified in the report.
  • A settlement would move toward closing a multistate antitrust case centered on whether major egg producers coordinated pricing.

Insights

Now that a settlement is near, will consumers get compensated for years of allegedly inflated egg prices?
With egg producers settling on price-fixing, are other food industries using the same tactics to inflate grocery bills?
Beyond price-fixing, what does this investigation reveal about the 'cage-free' labels on food packaging?