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Chicken buyers ignored 'fundamental truths' about Sanderson Farms, nature of industry, company says after favorable US jury verdict

( October 26, 2023, 02:17 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Sanderson Farms welcomed a US federal jury verdict finding that it did not conspire to produce less chicken so it could raise prices and make more profits. "In a time of industry crisis, during which several major chicken producers went bankrupt, Sanderson Farms made independent business decisions to reduce its losses —as any rational business would," Jeremy Kilburn, chief legal & compliance officer at Wayne-Sanderson Farms, said in a statement. The verdict vindicates Sanderson Farms and shows that the plaintiffs’ case "ignored fundamental truths about Sanderson Farms and the nature of the chicken industry,” he said....

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