The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers, resolving allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to inflate prices, including during a period when costs soared to record highs.
Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch were accused by federal and state authorities of a clandestine arrangement to "artificially inflate the daily price quotations for eggs" between June 2022 and March 2025.
