Kroger and Albertsons sell over half of all groceries in Washington state. State antitrust enforcers say that their merger will raise prices and harm workers and they’re suing to stop the deal.
Read MoreA recap of some of our biggest stories of 2023 and a look ahead to antimonopoly action expected in 2024.
Read MoreAfter 15 years in the courts, last week a federal jury found the two largest egg companies guilty of conspiring to cut the egg supply and raise prices.
Read MoreChecking in on antitrust review of Kroger and Albertson’s proposed merger, one year later.
Read MoreAgri Stats collects and shares detailed data on meat companies’ prices, wages, production levels, and profit margins. Antitrust enforcers say that meat packers used this information to fix prices and suppress wages.
Read MoreDOJ and FTC set new standards for reviewing mergers and acquisitions that take a stronger stance against concentrated market structures, vertical integration, harms to suppliers, and more.
Read MoreSheep ranchers hire guest workers, the bulk of their workforce, through a joint venture that offers the same, legal minimum wage across all openings. A class action suit alleges this violates antitrust laws.
Read MoreThe FTC alleges that Syngenta and Corteva maintained pesticide monopolies by paying distributors not to carry generic products. Pesticide firms aren’t the only businesses using pay-to-block schemes.
Read MoreAntitrust enforcers didn’t block Cargill’s takeover of Sanderson Farms, but they did challenge the companies for wage-fixing and deception, securing some significant changes for farmers and workers.
Read MoreOpen Markets and Farm Action hosted farmers and other food business owners in Washington, DC to assess the Biden administration’s commitment to restoring fair competition in the food system.
Read MoreFarmers and food businesses urge antitrust enforcers to strengthen merger guidelines and fight consolidation.
Read MoreIn the name of supporting craft producers, a new Treasury Department report questions the very state laws that permitted the craft boom, some argue.
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