# US Foods, Sysco sue poultry processors | Meatpoultry.com | January 31, 2018 18:30 | MEAT+POULTRY

> US Foods and Sysco filed antitrust lawsuits against Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride, Sanderson Farms, Foster Farms and others, alleging coordinated cuts to breeder flocks and manipulation of broiler price indices. Tyson denied wrongdoing and said follow-on complaints are common.

- Date: 2018-01-31 · published 2018-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67133-us-foods-sysco-sue-poultry-processors-meatpoultry-com-january-31-2018-18-30
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The suits target supply management and price reporting in broilers; any settlement or court ruling would affect processor behavior but not immediate feed volumes.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/17852-us-foods-sysco-sue-poultry-processors

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