The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on May 4 that it would soon unveil a “historic settlement that will directly affect the prices of proteins like chicken, pork, and turkey.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the settlement was coming as part of a broader plan by the Trump administration to halt anticompetitive behavior in food pricing.
In November 2025, President Donald Trump announced he was directing the DOJ to look into meatpacking companies that were allegedly “driving up the price of beef through illicit collusion, price fixing, and manipulation.”
He followed up with an executive order creating food supply chain security task forces for the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission in December….
DOJ Says Upcoming Settlement Will Help Ease Food Prices
