# Costco Joins Chicken Antitrust Class-action Complaint | Law Street Media

> Costco filed suit against major poultry producers, joining a multidistrict class action alleging they restrained trade and fixed chicken prices from 2008 to 2019. Named defendants include Koch Foods, OK Foods and Sanderson Farms, and some defendants have already settled.

- Date: 2021-08-31 · published 2021-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9830-costco-joins-chicken-antitrust-class-action-complaint-law-street-media
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The litigation is a legal matter that does not directly change near-term chicken supply or demand. It adds pressure on producers to change pricing practices.

## Sources

- lawstreetmedia.com: https://lawstreetmedia.com/news/agriculture/costco-joins-chicken-antitrust-class-action-complaint/

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