Egg producers settle with DOJ, states over price-fixing complaint

NPR | By Scott Horsley

Published June 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM EDT

Seventeen states and the Department of Justice have settled a case of alleged price-fixing by major egg producers. Egg prices soared in recent years but have since fallen sharply.

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