United States et al. v. Agri Stats, Inc.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ( printed page 34512) Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)-(h) , that a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in United States of America et al. v. Agri Stats, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-cv-03009. On November 15, 2023, the United States filed a Second Amended Complaint alleging that the information exchanges operated by Agri Stats among competing meat processors in the broiler chicken, pork, and turkey markets unreasonably restrained trade in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1 . The proposed Final Judgment filed on May 15, 2026, requires Agri Stats to make significant changes to its information-sharing business, including: (1) prohibiting the sharing of sales reports and other non-public pricing information between and among competing protein processors; (2) prohibiting the sharing of most data at the facility or company level; (3) requiring information to be at least 45 days old on average; (4) requiring Agri Stats to make most information available for public purchase on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms; and (5) requiring Agri Stats to implement an antitrust compliance program. It also requires Agri Stats to submit to oversight by a monitoring trustee who will have the power to monitor Agri Stats' compliance with the Stipulation and Ord…