Data Company Agri Stats Settles Poultry Worker Wage-Fixing Lawsuit
October 21, 2025 | 1 min to read
Agri Stats agreed to settle a federal antitrust suit alleging it conspired with major poultry processors to suppress worker wages, joining prior $400 million settlements by Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms and Sanderson Farms. The proposed class action in Baltimore requires judge approval; Agri Stats won’t contribute money but will change its reporting practices, changes plaintiffs say will benefit poultry workers.
Agricultural data company Agri Stats has agreed to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging that it conspired with major poultry processors in the U.S. to suppress worker wages.
The proposed class action settlement, opens new tab was filed … in the federal court in Baltimore, Maryland and requires a judge’s approval.
The deal with Indiana-based Agri Stats, which provides comparative data in meat processing industries, follows $400 million in settlements from other defendants in the case, including Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms, and Sanderson Farms.
Agri Stats, the remaining defendant in the case, will not pay into the settlement fund but has agreed to modify its reporting practices in ways plaintiffs say will benefit poultry workers.
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