Justice Department Opens Antitrust Probe Into Egg Price Spike [Yahoo! Finance Canada]
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(Bloomberg) -- The US Justice Department has opened a preliminary probe into a recent surge in egg prices across the country, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Most Read from Bloomberg The investigation, which is being conducted by the department's civil antitrust enforcers, focuses on whether companies including Cal-Maine Foods Inc. and Rose Acre Farms Inc. have colluded to boost prices or limit supply, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential probe. A dozen large eggs in the Midwest cost an average of $8.41 wholesale as of Feb. 28, a record high and an increase of more than 200% from a year earlier, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The surge has hit consumers' wallets and become a political talking point for President Donald Trump and his detractors amid the worst-ever bird flu outbreak in the US, leading to the death of more than 130 million birds since 2022. The spike in prices has drawn scrutiny from law
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