DOJ settles fresh Packers and Stockyards case

Davide Mamone

13 November 2023

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Koch Foods violated the Sherman Act and Packers and Stockyards Act by requiring chicken farmers to pay a substantial termination penalty to switch to a rival processor, the Department of Justice has said.

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DOJ settles fresh Packers and Stockyards case

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