Items Tagged with 'bid rigging'

Claxton Poultry Farms of Georgia has been indicted on charges of taking part in “a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products” from 2012 through 2019, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Tyson Foods has settled civil claims for $221.5 million brought by poultry purchasers who alleged price-fixing by the company, while admitting no liability.

Pilgrim’s Pride has agreed to pay $75 million to settle price-fixing claims made in a lawsuit brought by the chicken industry giant's customers in Illinois.

Six more people, including the former CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride, have been indicted in an ongoing criminal investigation of price fixing and bid rigging in the chicken industry.