Egg Giants Pay for Price Gouging | Pittsburgh News

Egg prices soared to shocking levels in early 2025—peaking at $6.22 a dozen—thanks to bird flu and alleged price-fixing by major producers like Cal-Maine Foods and Hickman’s Egg Ranch. Now, the Justice Department and 17 states have reached a $3.3 million settlement, plus over 50 million eggs donated to food banks, after accusing these companies of colluding to inflate prices via manipulated reports from Urner Barry Publications. Cal-Maine admits to paying $1.5 million and donating 30 million eggs but denies wrongdoing; court approval is still pending. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0e80ba2ed8887b1d