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ARTICLE · 03 JUNE 2026

DOJ Settlement With Agri Stats And Recent Speech Signal Heightened Scrutiny For Information Sharing Among Competitors And Algorithmic Pricing Tools

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The Department of Justice's recent settlement with Agri Stats and remarks by Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad signal a new era of heightened antitrust scrutiny for companies sharing competitively...

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Gabriella Bensur
Gabriella Bensur
Benjamin Diessel
Benjamin Diessel
Armando Ghinaglia
Armando Ghinaglia
Robert M. Langer
Robert M. Langer

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division recently announced a proposed settlement with Agri Stats, Inc. regarding allegations that Agri Stats unlawfully helped meat processors exchange competitively sensitive information.1 The settlement, filed in the District of Minnesota, requires Agri Stats to halt certain data-sharing practices that the DOJ alleges suppressed competition and increased meat prices.2

In its suit, the DOJ alleged that Agri Stats collected detailed information from meat processors and shared that data through granular reports.3 The DOJ alleged this access to non-public information allowed competitors to align their pricing and production decisions.4 This competitor data-sharing was a “red flag” for competitive harm, according to Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi.5

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