GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Pilgrim’s Delight, a subsidiary of JBS USA Holdings, and one of many nation’s largest hen producers, has agreed to a $100 million antitrust settlement that claims it conspired with different firms to underpay its growers.
This settlement by Pilgrim’s Delight is the biggest within the seven-year-old antitrust case’s historical past. Earlier settlements embody Tyson Meals, $21 million, Sanderson Farms, $17.75 million, Koch Meals, $15.5 million, and Perdue Meals, $14.75 million.
Pilgrim’s Delight has denied any wrongdoing on this case. A preliminary settlement was filed with the U.S. District. . .