The states of Minnesota, California, North Carolina and Tennessee have joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Agri Stats for anticompetitive behavior.
The company is alleged to have organized and managed anticompetitive information with poultry, pork and turkey processors.
“We are pleased that our state law enforcement partners in Minnesota, California, North Carolina and Tennessee are joining our efforts to address these serious allegations,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.
“We look forward to working closely with state attorneys general to litigate this important case, which affects food prices for consumers across the country.”
Those with information about collusion in the ag industry are urged to contact the Antitrust Division’s Citizen Complaint Center at 1-888-647-3258 or antitrust.complaints@usdoj.gov.
