Big Chicken Executives Face Prison in Denver Price-Fixing Trial

Oct. 26, 2021, 1:00 PM UTC

After years of rumors and allegations, Big Chicken is now on trial.

A group of 10 executives and employees of top U.S. poultry companies -- including two former chief executives -- are facing criminal antitrust charges in a trial getting underway this week in Denver. They face prison and million-dollar fines if convicted for fixing prices and rigging bids over nearly a decade.

The trial, the first to result from a years-long investigation in the $95 billion U.S. market for chicken, has ensnared affiliates of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. and Perdue Farms LLC among others. Together, the companies associated supply about ...

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