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US: Grocer files federal suit against alleged milk cartel

By  |  September 5, 2013

Hampton Foods filed a federal complaint against an alleged milk cartel, claiming dairy farms fixed milk prices by requiring participants to destroy dairy cows.

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    The allegations claim National Milk Producers Federation, Cooperatives Working Together, Dairy Farms of America, Land O’Lakes, Dairylea Cooperative and Agri-ark dba Cabot Creamery Cooperative colluded in the cow-destroying cartel.

    The lawsuit was filed against the companies to seek damages for the firms’ engagement “in a continuing contract, combination and conspiracy” over the last eight years, according to court documents. The suit describes the group’s forced “herd retirements” to fix milk pries.

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