U.S. chicken producer charged with price-fixing
5/20/2021 WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Claxton Poultry Farms Inc has been indicted in Colorado on charges of price-fixing broiler chickens produced for sale to restaurants and grocery stores, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The company’s president, Mikell Fries, and vice president Scott Brady were previously indicted for their roles in a nationwide conspiracy to fix chicken prices from 2012 to 2019. If found guilty, Claxton could be fined $100 million or twice what it gained from participating in the price-fixing. Claxton, which is based in Georgia, sells 300 million p...
Source: agriculture.com