Posted on 06/04/2020 12:58:22 PM PDT by Dacula
JUSTICE NEWS Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Senior Executives at Major Chicken Producers Indicted on Antitrust Charges First Charges Filed in Ongoing Investigation into Fixing Prices of Broiler Chickens A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment against four executives for their role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chickens, the Department of Justice announced.
“Particularly in times of global crisis, the division remains committed to prosecuting crimes intended to raise the prices Americans pay for food,” said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. “Executives who cheat American consumers, restauranteurs, and grocers, and compromise the integrity of our food supply, will be held responsible for their actions.”
Does it include Tyson?
Tyson is big in Georgia but I read the article and it doesn’t mention any companies.
Does it include Tyson?
They are listed in the indictment as suppliers numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. But my guess (ignorant though it be) is yes..
My meat market guy at the local grocery store told me that they are all involved.
Gainesville, GA is the poultry capital of the world and is only 20 miles from here.
May explain why Costco decided to go into the broiler chicken business themselves instead of dealing with these crooks.
You will find more bone-in chicken than boneless. The factories in our area shift their production on a regular basis.
As an example... Kroger gets pre-packaged chicken directly from the producer and they use a yellow styrofoam bottom, if Kroger processes the chicken, they use a white styrofoam bottom.
Big Chicken.
BIG Clinton supporters and contributors...I NEVER buy Tyson
Pilgrim’s CEO Jayson Penn and former vice-president Roger Austin, along with Claxton president Mikell Fries and vice-president Scott Brady are now the first to be charged in the agency’s price fixing investigation.
Rival poultry producers Tyson Foods and Sanderson Farms are also part of the Justice department investigation. Both have denied the allegations of wrongdoing.
https://news.yahoo.com/four-poultry-executives-charged-chicken-145518127.html
Go after the beef and pork industry as well.
Same here! Anyone know about Perdue Chicken. I like their birds. I hope they're not in bed with the Clintons (ech!)...
In this modern communications age, I’m actually surprised we could have a cartel controlling the price and supply of chickens.
Anyone else notice that KFC chicken wings are now about the smallest you can get and are also almost all broken? Did the chickens owe loan sharks money? Does the slaughterhouse only hire sadists who love to break living chicken’s wings?
4 executives from chicken companies Pilgrim’s Pride and Claxton Poultry Farms appear to be the only ones that have become the ham sandwiches. Apparently Tyson is not involved. However Tyson is taking a hit on the stock exchange today. Should be noted that indictments are not convictions like as with Trump associates.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52923932#:~:text=A federal grand jury in,rig bids and elevate costs.
This may even force Walmart to build its own chicken farms and processing plants. And major institutional food suppliers like Sysco may do the same, too.
The last thing this country needs is more concentration in the food industry. We saw that during the virus shut-down.
maybe they chickened out.....
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