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Pilgrim's Pride pleads guilty to poultry price-fixing.

Authors :
Welshans, Krissa
Source :
Southwest Farm Press Exclusive Insight; 2/24/2021, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Large U.S. poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride (Pilgrim's) became the first company to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the Department of Justice announced today. Upon announcement of the plea agreement on October 13, 2020, Pilgrim's CEO, Fabio Sandri stated: "Pilgrim's is committed to fair and honest competition in compliance with U.S. antitrust laws. [Extracted from the article]

Subjects

Subjects :
PILGRIMS & pilgrimages
POULTRY

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Southwest Farm Press Exclusive Insight
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
148902964