A major class-action lawsuit filed by a regional supermarket chain alleges that America’s largest egg producers colluded to inflate prices. The complaint centres on claims that pricing benchmarks were manipulated, artificially raising costs for both retailers and consumers.
Egg prices have surged repeatedly in recent years, often attributed to avian-flu outbreaks and supply-chain disruptions. Now, plaintiffs argue that these explanations were exaggerated or exploited to conceal coordinated price control.
If the case proceeds, it may expose practices that could reshape how commodity price benchmarks are set across the food industry. For supermarkets, this raises questions about supplier trust, contract structures and transparency within agricultural markets.
A ruling in favour of retailers could trigger compensation claims stretching across the entire supply chain.