# Walmart sues poultry companies over price fixing | 2019-05-29  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Walmart filed an antitrust lawsuit in Arkansas against major US poultry producers, including Pilgrim's Pride and Sanderson Farms, alleging price fixing from 2008 to 2016. The suit claims output was coordinated and wholesale chicken price indices were manipulated.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59231-walmart-sues-poultry-companies-over-price-fixing-2019-05-29-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The lawsuit is a legal matter with limited direct effect on near-term supply or feed demand. It could affect future chicken pricing and industry practices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/21388-walmart-sues-poultry-companies-over-price-fixing

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