Articles tagged under: Department of Justice
Seeking DOJ Investigation into Price Fixing
Published May 6, 2020
The attorneys general from North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and eight other states are calling for a federal investigation into the beef market. With four companies controlling 80 percent of U.S. beef processing, the state officials said the beef market…DOJ Establishes Criteria for DFA-Dean Foods Deal
Published May 3, 2020
The Department of Justice will only allow Dairy Farmers of America to acquire Dean Foods milk processing plants if it divests of three of its plants. Those three plants are in De Pere, Wisconsin, Harvard, Illinois and Franklin, Massachusetts. Assistant…DOJ Takes No Action Against CHS
Published April 9, 2020
The U.S. Justice Department has closed its inquiry into CHS and will not be taking any action against the cooperative. CHS informed DOJ and Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018 that payments were made to Mexican customs officials between 2015…DOJ Investigates Potential Dairy Deal
Published January 28, 2020
The Department of Justice is investigating a possible deal between Dean Foods and Dairy Farmers of America. Dean Foods is seeking bankruptcy protection and there’s speculation DFA is interested in a portion of their business. Antitrust officials are considering the…