Cal-Maine Foods Reaches Resolution with U.S. Department of Justice and 17 States’ Attorneys General

Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, has agreed to settle antitrust claims from the DOJ and 17 state attorneys general regarding alleged price manipulation through a cooperative. The company denies wrongdoing and faces no fines from the DOJ, but agreed to donate 30 million eggs and pay $1.5 million to states. Cal-Maine exited the cooperative in May 2024 and cooperated fully with the 15-month investigation.