# Big Food Versus Big Chicken: Lawsuits Allege Processors Conspired To Fix Bird Prices : The Salt : NPR

> Two grocery retailers and the two largest food distributors have filed lawsuits against Tyson Foods, Perdue, Pilgrim's Pride, Sanderson Farms and others. The suits allege a decade-long price-fixing conspiracy since 2008 aided by information-sharing software.

- Date: 2018-02-06 · published 2018-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66644-big-food-versus-big-chicken-lawsuits-allege-processors-conspired-to-fix-bird
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The litigation highlights alleged supply restraint that could keep chicken prices elevated, though the legal outcome is uncertain and does not alter near-term feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/06/583806552/big-food-versus-big-chicken-lawsuits-allege-processors-conspired-to-fix-bird-pri

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