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Agri Stats must face May 4 trial in DOJ antitrust suit, US judge rules

By Khushita Vasant ( February 25, 2026, 00:44 GMT | Insight) -- Agri Stats must face claims from the US Department of Justice that it engaged in anticompetitive sharing of information which led to inflated prices of chicken, pork and turkey products, a US federal judge ruled Tuesday after finding that "numerous issues of material fact" remain over the company's contracts with customers. US District Judge John Tunheim said the case will go to trial in May as he denied Agri Stats’ motion for summary judgment.Agri Stats must face claims from the US Department of Justice that it engaged in anticompetitive sharing of information which led to inflated prices of chicken, pork and turkey products, a US federal judge ruled Tuesday after finding that "numerous issues of material fact" remain over the company's contracts with customers....

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