Minnesota set to divvy up 53M eggs with other states in settlement agreement over inflated prices

By: Ria Gupta

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 547

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The U.S. Department of Justice and 17 states, including Minnesota, announced a $3.3 million settlement agreement this week with egg producers accused of hatching a years-long scheme to inflate egg prices nationwide.

As part of the agreement, settlement documents show, Minnesota will receive 2 million out of 53 million eggs procured at the companies’ expense to be donated to food banks and nonprofit organizations. All eggs donated by the defendants must be equivalent to …

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