Robbins LLP Is Investigating the Officers and Directors of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) on Behalf of Shareholders

Pilgrim's Pride Reportedly Engaged in a Scheme to Inflate Broiler Chicken Prices

On September 2, 2016, food distributor Maplevale Farms, Inc. filed an antitrust class action complaint (the "Maplevale Action") against Pilgrim's Pride in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that Pilgrim's Pride and several other companies had conspired since 2008 to manipulate the prices of broiler chickens by coordinating and limiting production and exchanging detailed information about prices, capacity, and sales volume in violation of the Sherman Act. The complaint accused the companies of colluding to keep the price of broiler chickens artificially high by exporting hatching eggs to Mexico and other foreign countries to reduce the supply of broiler chickens in the U.S. and increase the price of broiler chickens in the U.S. Pilgrim's Pride's unlawful conspiracy has subjected the company to significant liability under the antitrust laws.

According to a recent report, Florida's attorney general sought information from Pilgrim's Pride regarding a probe into possible anticompetitive behavior. The probe relates to allegations made in civil lawsuits, such as the Maplevale Action, that Pilgrim's Pride and other chicken processors conspired to fix prices.

Pilgrim's Pride Shareholders Have Legal Options

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