{"id":87019,"date":"2026-06-30T18:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/egg-producers-reach-federal-and-state-settlement-over-allegations-of-price-fixing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:26:12","slug":"egg-producers-reach-federal-and-state-settlement-over-allegations-of-price-fixing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/egg-producers-reach-federal-and-state-settlement-over-allegations-of-price-fixing\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg producers reach federal and state settlement over allegations of price-fixing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have reached a proposed settlement with three of the country&#8217;s leading egg producers to resolve claims that the companies colluded to manipulate egg prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The agreement comes after an investigation by federal antitrust enforcers and state attorneys general alleged that Cal-Maine Food, Versova\/Centrum and Hickman&#8217;s Egg Ranch coordinated to artificially inflate daily egg price quotations between June 2022 and March 2025, leading to higher prices for retailers and consumers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The companies provide eggs to grocery stores, restaurants and retailers across the U.S., according to the Justice Department. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud that these settlements will keep egg prices competitive and keep money in the hands of consumers across the country,&#8221; Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Sarrine of the Justice Department&#8217;s antitrust division said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, the companies will be required to provide a combined 53 million eggs to food banks and community organizations in states party to the settlement and pay the states $3.3 million, according to a June 29\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450281\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a>\u00a0filed by the Justice Department and states.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450281\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> accuses Cal-Maine, Hickman&#8217;s and Versova of conspiring to submit bids to influence egg price quotations, creating the impression there was a greater demand than there actually was. The daily quotations from Urner Barry, a market reporting company, serve as a benchmark for the egg industry, shaping what retailers pay for eggs nationwide, according to the suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every year, billions of eggs are sold with prices based on Urner Barry&#8217;s price quotations,&#8221; the Justice Department\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>Cal-Maine, a Mississippi company that bills itself as the nation&#8217;s largest egg producer and distributor, denied any wrongdoing in a statement, calling the allegations &#8220;baseless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iowa-based Versova said it is &#8220;pleased the U.S. Department of Justice investigation has been resolved without any finding of or admission of wrongdoing.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arizona-based Hickman&#8217;s did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department said the settlement, which must still be approved in court, will deter the companies from communicating with competitors to influence egg prices.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of eggs has been a pain point for American shoppers in recent years. Prices hit record highs last year amid an avian flu outbreak that decimated the country&#8217;s poultry flocks. A carton of large Grade A eggs now sells for an average of $2.19, down from $6.23 in March 2025,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/APU0000708111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, Cal-Maine cited bird flu and the COVID-19 pandemic as the main drivers of volatility in egg prices. 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