# Chicken Producers Fall as Another Lawsuit Alleges Price Fixing - Bloomberg

> Sysco and US Foods filed antitrust lawsuits in federal court in Illinois accusing Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Pilgrim's Pride, Perdue and others of conspiring to cut chicken supply and raise prices. Poultry producer shares fell in New York following the filings.

- Date: 2018-01-31 · published 2018-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67129-chicken-producers-fall-as-another-lawsuit-alleges-price-fixing-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Litigation alleging supply cuts adds legal risk and possible settlement costs for broiler processors, though it does not directly change current chicken supply or feed demand; feed buyers see limited near-term grain impact.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-31/chicken-producers-fall-as-another-lawsuit-alleges-price-fixing

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