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Agricultural data firm Agri Stats has agreed to settle a federal antitrust class-action lawsuit accusing it of helping major U.S. meat processors suppress worker wages by sharing confidential compensation data.

The Lexington, NB plant slaughters nearly 5,000 cattle daily, and employs roughly 3,000 people.

Tyson Foods and Cargill will pay a combined $87.5 million in a settlement reached with the Consumer Indirect Purchaser plaintiffs in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that began in 2019.

The Environmental Working Groups filed a lawsuit against Tyson Foods, the second-largest meat company in the world.  The suit accuses the company of making “false or misleading” marketing claims targeting D.C. consumers concerned about climate change.  It targets Tys...

The USDA urges customers with bag of nuggets in their freezers to throw them out.

Tyson Foods recently announced it will be closing a Virginia processing plant in May.  The two-month notice given to its chicken suppliers has raised concerns among farmers and legal experts about Tyson’s compliance with antitrust regulations.  Those re...

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced this week the largest chicken producer in the nation will pay $10.5 million because of a lawsuit over price-fixing on chicken products.  The announcement is the third and largest resolution in Ferguson’s lawsuit against 19 broiler chicken producers.  The claims ag...

The four CEOs of Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS, and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify before Congress. Reuters said the meatpacker bosses will discuss cattle markets and price increases for consumers. House Ag Committee Chair David Scott says it’s important to find out why prices have dropped for ranchers and risen for consumers. ...

Leading grocery store operators ended 2021 with a lawsuit against the pork industry for allegedly conspiring to control the industry and raise prices. Kroger, Albertsons, Hy-Vee and others filed the lawsuit against Hormel, JBS USA, Seaboard Foods, Smithfield, Triumph and Tyson, among others last week ...

Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow is non-committal so far on cattle market reforms proposed by other senators trying to boost competition and prices to independent producers. A fire at Tyson’s Holcomb, KS facility in 2019, followed by the pandemic have together sparked outrage by many over the big price spread between fed cattle and boxed beef, but Stabenow is making no promises on reforms. ... Rea