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Egg producers ordered to pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs in price-fixing settlement

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached a settlement to resolve price-fixing allegations within the egg industry.

Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch were accused of raising prices for consumers between June 2022 and March 2025 during a nationwide outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Under the settlement, the companies will be responsible for donating more $3.3 million and 53 million eggs to food banks and several non-profits across the country. The companies will also have to adopt antitrust compliance programs and banning all communications between competitors to determine pricing.

The money will be split evenly between Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin.