# Top U.S. Chicken Producers Sued on Price-Fixing Claims by Buyers - Bloomberg

> Buyers including Bob Evans Farms, Fresh Market and Wawa filed lawsuits accusing top US chicken producers Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride and Sanderson Farms of curtailing supply to inflate prices from 2008 to 2017. The suits seek damages in federal court in Chicago.

- Date: 2020-09-04 · published 2020-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51271-top-u-s-chicken-producers-sued-on-price-fixing-claims-by-buyers-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The litigation targets the supply-restriction practices that drive chicken pricing, but it does not directly change current supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/bob-evans-farms-alleges-tyson-others-inflated-chicken-prices

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