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DOJ Settlement with Cargill and Sanderson has Big Implications for Chicken Farmers and Workers

Antitrust enforcers didn’t block Cargill’s takeover of Sanderson Farms, but they did challenge the companies for wage-fixing and deception, securing some significant changes for farmers and workers.

Enforcement, Poultry & LivestockClaire KellowayAugust 4, 2022price fixing, wage-fixing, mergers, Chicken, cargill

Cargill, Continental Grain Take Over Chicken Leader Sanderson Farms for $4.5 Billion

As poultry corporations face price- and wage-fixing scandals, Cargill and Continental Grain want to further consolidate the industry.

What Pilgrim’s Guilty Plea Means for Poultry Price-Fixing Allegations

Last Wednesday the nation’s second-largest poultry processor, Pilgrim’s Pride, announced that it had reached a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) for price-fixing charges. Their plea hearing in federal court in Colorado will be on November 2nd.