# The alleged conspiracy to fix the price of chicken meat, explained - The Washington Post

> The Washington Post explains the alleged conspiracy, in which the two largest US food distributors sued poultry producers in separate lawsuits. The suits claim producers conspired to drive up chicken prices nationwide.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66649-the-alleged-conspiracy-to-fix-the-price-of-chicken-meat-explained-the
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The explainer covers the same litigation as other reports, with no new supply or price change, so its market impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/01/the-alleged-conspiracy-to-fix-the-price-of-chicken-meat-explained/

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