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

NPR | By Scott Horsley

Published June 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM CDT

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.

Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

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