"the #DOJ filed an #antitrust lawsuit against #AgriStatsInc. for running #anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler #chicken, #pork and #turkey processors. Agri Stats allegedly collects, integrates and distributes #price, cost and output information among competing #meatprocessors, which allows them to coordinate output and prices in order to maximize profits. That, in turn, means grocery stores and #consumers pay much more...While distributing troves of competitively sensitive information among participating processors, Agri Stats withholds its reports from meat purchasers, workers and American consumers, resulting in an information asymmetry that further exacerbates the competitive harm of Agri Stats’ information exchanges." https://lnkd.in/eTeR7Kvw