Perdue, Sanderson and other chicken suppliers have agreed to settle claims that they conspired for years to fix poultry prices, costing food distributors millions of dollars in overcharges. Consumers, direct purchasers of chicken and commercial plaintiffs such as restaurants and grocery stores in the coordinated cases accused the defendants of conspiring for years to keep prices artificially high by curbing production and sharing nonpublic data about supply and demand.
The plaintiffs have inked more than $284 million in prior settlements with other chicken producers.
