{"id":2625522,"date":"2026-07-06T12:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egg-producers-reach-3-3-million-settlement-in-doj-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:24:33","slug":"egg-producers-reach-3-3-million-settlement-in-doj-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egg-producers-reach-3-3-million-settlement-in-doj-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg producers reach $3.3 million settlement in DOJ lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fegg-producers-reach-3-3-million-settlement-in-doj-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eggs-tortion-profits-for-largest-u-s-egg-producer-soar-718\/\" title=\"...-Tortion? Profits For Largest U.S. Egg Producer Soar 718%\">major egg producers<\/a> settled<\/a> with the Department of Justice and 17 states after allegedly conspiring to inflate egg prices from 2022 to 2025. The companies-Cal-Maine Foods, Hickman\u2019s Egg Ranch, and Versova Holdings-agreed to pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs to food banks, without admitting wrongdoing. They manipulated industry benchmarks, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-oil-companies-over-manipulating-gas-prices\/\" title=\"DOJ investigating oil companies over manipulating gas ...\">record egg prices<\/a> that peaked at $6.23 per dozen in March 2025 before dropping to $2.19 by May. Texas, one of the states involved, will receive over 7 million eggs for food banks, with Attorney General Ken Paxton emphasizing accountability for price fixing. The settlements require approval from a federal court and aim to prevent future price gouging and illegal collusion in the egg industry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three major egg producers have collectively reached a settlement with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice<\/a> and 17 states after a lawsuit accused the companies of illegally conspiring to inflate egg prices between 2022 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The respective settlements with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450301\/dl\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450301\/dl\">Cal-Maine Foods<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450311\/dl\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450311\/dl\">Hickman\u2019s Egg Ranch<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450321\/dl?inline\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/media\/1450321\/dl?inline\">Versova Holdings<\/a> were agreed upon last week, shortly after federal and state authorities filed the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4636733\/weeklong-hearing-tyler-robinson-trial-erika-kirk-in-attendance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Weeklong hearing begins in Tyler Robinson trial with Erika Kirk expected to be in attendance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4635912\/slavery-exhibit-george-washington-philadelphia-home-replaced\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US can replace slavery exhibit at George Washington\u2019s Philadelphia home, court rules<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4635849\/doj-defends-withholding-epstein-files-extension\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ defends withholding more Epstein files, seeks 60-day extension from judge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the agreement, the three companies agreed to pay $3.3 million in total to the states and donate 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofit organizations. They admitted no wrongdoing, however.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The egg producers allegedly manipulated industry price benchmarks that ultimately influenced wholesale egg prices nationwide through coordinated bidding strategies and private trades, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, egg prices rose to record levels. That remained the case until the DOJ opened an investigation into the companies last year and ordered them to preserve documents. By then, egg prices fell sharply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wholesale egg prices nationwide peaked at $6.23 per dozen in March 2025. By May of this year, egg prices were down to average $2.19 per dozen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> was one of the 17 states that joined the lawsuit. Food banks across the Lone Star State will receive 7 million eggs under the negotiated settlements, according to Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will continue to hold any corporation accountable if they violate our laws to raise prices on Texans,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cThese three major egg producers conspired to profit off antitrust violations that ultimately raised the prices of eggs for Americans. Now, they will have to donate over 7 million eggs to food banks across Texas. This settlement serves as another reform that we have secured to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">prevent price gouging<\/a> and unlawful conduct that hurts Americans and their wallets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4630761\/doj-sue-egg-producer-price\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4630761\/doj-sue-egg-producer-price\/\">DOJ SUES EGG PRODUCER OVER \u2018MANIPULATED\u2019 PRICES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides Texas, the other states that sued the egg producers were Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed settlements need approval from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa to take effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egg producers settle with DOJ over price-fixing, 17 states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2625523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26097751711817.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82265,43068,82264,82266,33647],"class_list":["post-2625522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-agriculture-law","tag-doj-lawsuit","tag-egg-production","tag-industry-lawsuit","tag-legal-settlement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26097751711817.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625526,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625522\/revisions\/2625526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}