California Attorney General v. Agri Stats, Inc.

Agri Stats, Inc. allegedly facilitated an information exchange between meat producers and processors that appears to have increased meat prices for Americans. According to the California Attorney General, Agri Stats disseminated reports that included competitive information that chicken, pork, and turkey processors used to coordinate on prices, violating antitrust law. The complaint alleged that meat processors used the reports to increase prices where the reports revealed they priced below the industry average. Agri Stats not only disseminated this information but also could have instructed subscribing meat processors on how to use the weekly and monthly reports to weaken competition.

Summary generated from official California Attorney General press release