JBS USA has agreed to settle with indirect purchases of pork who alleged collusion in setting prices. The plaintiff class includes restaurants and retail stores purchasing pork processed by JBA USA over the period January 1st 2009, through April 2nd 2021. JBS will settle for $20 million although it has
denied wrongdoing. As with other companies that have settled, JBS has agreed to provide cooperation in ongoing litigation against other defendants including Hormel Foods, Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods, Triumph Foods and AgriStats.