Texas Secures 7 Million Free Eggs in $3.3 Million Settlement With 3 Producers
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Texas Secures 7 Million Free Eggs in $3.3 Million Settlement With 3 Producers
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Summary
More than 1.7 million eggs have already reached Texas food banks, with another 5.3 million due in coming weeks under settlements Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday.
The deals with Cal-Maine Foods, Centrum/Versova and Hickman's Egg Ranch resolve antitrust claims that the producers conspired to inflate egg prices from 2022 to 2025.
Seventeen food banks are participating through Feeding Texas, with the Houston Food Bank set to receive 1,544,400 eggs and North Texas and Tarrant Area food banks 842,400 each.
The companies will also pay participating states a combined $3.3 million, though Texas officials have not said when local distributions will begin or what eligibility rules may apply.