# Are You Paying Extra for Eggs? Lawsuits Accuse Producers of Price Gouging

> Lawsuits have been filed against US egg producers and sellers over price gouging after the price of a dozen regular eggs tripled in many parts of the country to over $3. The cases target alleged inflated prices across several states.

- Date: 2020-05-06 · published 2020-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53141-are-you-paying-extra-for-eggs-lawsuits-accuse-producers-of-price-gouging
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Legal pressure on pricing is unlikely to change underlying egg supply and demand, so the effect on feed demand is limited.

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/us/coronavirus-eggs-price-gouging-lawsuit.html

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