# 2026-16112: DOJ Eyes Final Judgment in Cal-Maine Egg Antitrust Suit

2026-16112, United States et al. v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department, Antitrust Division published 2026-08-07; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16112
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16112
- Title: United States et al. v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department; Antitrust Division
- Citation: 91 FR 51224
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

DOJ Eyes Final Judgment in Cal-Maine Egg Antitrust Suit

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- Egg Price Inflation for Consumers: cost, medium. Between June 2022 and March 2025, defendants coordinated bids that artificially raised the daily price quotations published by Urner Barry. Because many retailer contracts tie retail prices to Urner Barry's quotations, this conduct led to higher egg prices for retailers and, therefore, higher price…
- Ban on Bid Coordination Among Competitors: benefit, medium. The proposed Final Judgment bars Cal‑Maine from directly or indirectly communicating or agreeing with any competitor about bidding strategies, the prices, timing, or number of bids, or non‑public information planned for Benchmark Publications. These prohibitions are stated as permanent injunctions…
- Five‑Year Compliance and Reporting Requirements: cost, medium. For five years starting with Cal‑Maine's second full financial quarter after entry of the order, Cal‑Maine must submit twice‑a‑year certifications under penalty of perjury that it did not communicate with competitors about bids not based on 'Legitimate Business Needs.' Within 30 days after the clos…

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## Sources
- [2026-16112 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16112/united-states-et-al-v-cal-maine-foods-inc-et-al-proposed-final-judgment-and-competitive-impact)
- [2026-16112 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16112.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16112 (as of 2026-08-14).