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Florida receives 5.67 million eggs for food banks in egg price-fixing settlement

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced distribution of 5.67 million eggs from an antitrust settlement to food banks across all 67 counties.

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Florida's share of the settlement is 5.67 million eggs (472,500 dozen or 21 truckloads), which will be distributed at no cost to households, food banks, or taxpayers, and Florida will also receive a monetary payment of $348,490 for antitrust enforcement and consumer protection. [1] The U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 17 state attorneys general, including Florida, filed an antitrust complaint on 2026-06-30 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa against Cal-Maine Foods and other egg producers, alleging manipulation of daily price quotations published by market reporter Urner Barry. [2] Under the settlement, egg producers will donate 53 million Grade A large eggs to food banks in the 17 participating states and pay a combined $3.3 million to those states. [3] Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on 2026-06-25 that 5.7 million eggs will be distributed across Florida as part of a $3.3 million settlement. [4] Cal-Maine Foods is providing Florida's eggs because of the company's operations in the state, and producers must cover storage, freight, shipping, handling, and delivery costs. [5] The 5.7 million eggs will be distributed to food banks, foster families, and other vulnerable Floridians, with producers covering packaging costs. [6] The settlement stems from allegations that egg producers manipulated market prices, which contributed to rising egg prices. [7] Feeding Florida CEO Robin Safley stated that the organization began receiving eggs at the end of July and early August, with the final truckload arriving on 2026-06-25. [8]
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  1. Florida's share of the settlement is 5.67 million eggs (472,500 dozen or 21 truckloads), which will be distributed at no cost to households, food banks, or taxpayers, and Florida will also receive a monetary payment of $348,490 for antitrust enforcement and consumer protection. · WJXT News4JAX
  2. The U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 17 state attorneys general, including Florida, filed an antitrust complaint on 2026-06-30 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa against Cal-Maine Foods and other egg producers, alleging manipulation of daily price quotations published by market reporter Urner Barry. · WJXT News4JAX
  3. Under the settlement, egg producers will donate 53 million Grade A large eggs to food banks in the 17 participating states and pay a combined $3.3 million to those states. · WJXT News4JAX
  4. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on 2026-06-25 that 5.7 million eggs will be distributed across Florida as part of a $3.3 million settlement. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
  5. Cal-Maine Foods is providing Florida's eggs because of the company's operations in the state, and producers must cover storage, freight, shipping, handling, and delivery costs. · WJXT News4JAX
  6. The 5.7 million eggs will be distributed to food banks, foster families, and other vulnerable Floridians, with producers covering packaging costs. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
  7. The settlement stems from allegations that egg producers manipulated market prices, which contributed to rising egg prices. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
  8. Feeding Florida CEO Robin Safley stated that the organization began receiving eggs at the end of July and early August, with the final truckload arriving on 2026-06-25. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
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