Tyson Foods has agreed to pay roughly $183 million to settle the Tyson Foods pork price-fixing settlement claims brought against it in In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, a multidistrict case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The money is split across three separate deals with three different groups of pork buyers: $50 million for companies that bought pork directly from Tyson, $85 million for consumers who bought pork at the grocery store, and $48 million for restaurants and other commercial buyers.1Pork Antitrust Litigation. Settlement Notice for Tyson, Clemens, and Triumph2Law360. Tyson Cuts $48M Deal To End More Pork Price-Fixing Claims3Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP. Pork Antitrust
How the $183 Million Breaks Down
$50 Million for Direct Purchasers
Tyson agreed to pay $50 million, plus up to $2 million for notice and administration costs, to companies and entities that bought pork products directly from the defendant producers between June 29, 2014, and June 30, 2018. That covers fresh or frozen loins, shoulders, ribs, bellies, bacon, and hams. Judge John R. Tunheim granted preliminary approval on April 28, 2025, and a fairness hearing was scheduled for August 13, 2025.4National Hog Farmer. Pork Buyers Seek Final Settlement Approval With Tyson, Clemens and Triumph5Pork Antitrust Litigation. Pork Antitrust Litigation Settlement
$85 Million for Consumers
Tyson’s largest single deal, $85 million, resolves claims from individuals who bought pork at retail for personal consumption. Judge Tunheim granted preliminary approval in November 2025. The consumer class period runs from January 1, 2009, through April 1, 2021, but eligibility is limited to residents of roughly two dozen states and the District of Columbia.3Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP. Pork Antitrust6Overcharged for Pork. Overcharged for Pork Settlement
$48 Million for Commercial and Institutional Buyers
In January 2026, Tyson agreed to pay $48 million to restaurants, food-service companies, and other businesses that bought pork indirectly for commercial food preparation between June 28, 2014, and June 30, 2018. Beyond the cash, Tyson agreed to cooperate with the ongoing litigation by authenticating documents and making trial witnesses available. As of mid-2026, the court had not yet held a fairness hearing on this deal; class members had until July 14, 2026, to file objections or state their intent to appear.7Top Class Actions. Tyson Agrees To Pay $48M To Settle Another Pork Price-Fixing Class Action8Pork Commercial Case. Pork Commercial Case Settlement
Who Can File a Claim and How
Which claims process applies to you depends on how you bought pork.
If you bought pork at a grocery store for personal use, claims are handled at OverchargedForPork.com, administered by A.B. Data, Ltd. You qualify if you bought raw pork products for personal consumption in one of the roughly two dozen qualifying states during the class period (January 1, 2009 through April 1, 2021). You do not need purchase documentation to file, although the administrator may ask for supporting information later.9Overcharged for Pork. Pork Indirect Purchaser Litigation Claim Form
If your company bought pork directly from Tyson or another producer, the site is PorkAntitrustLitigation.com. A second distribution of proceeds, drawing on the Seaboard, Hormel, Tyson, Clemens, and Triumph funds, was approved and expected to begin in mid-summer 2026. Claimants who were paid in the first round of distributions are automatically eligible for the second. The deadline to file new claims or supplement existing ones was June 11, 2025. Attorneys’ fees are capped at one-third of the net settlement funds.5Pork Antitrust Litigation. Pork Antitrust Litigation Settlement1Pork Antitrust Litigation. Settlement Notice for Tyson, Clemens, and Triumph
If your business bought pork for commercial food preparation, the claims site is PorkCommercialCase.com. Class counsel are Shawn M. Raiter of Larson King LLP and Michael J. Flannery of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP.10Pork Commercial Case. Pork Commercial Case FAQ
What Tyson Was Accused Of
The litigation began in 2018, when pork buyers filed class actions accusing the country’s largest pork processors of coordinating to inflate wholesale pork prices. Plaintiffs alleged that producers controlling more than 80 percent of the U.S. wholesale pork market cut production in concert and swapped confidential business data to hold prices high from at least 2009 through 2018.11U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Pork Antitrust Litigation (MDL)12Penn State Ag Law Center. In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation Complaint
Central to the alleged scheme was Agri Stats, Inc., an Indiana data service. According to the complaints, Agri Stats collected non-public pricing, cost, slaughter, and capacity information from competing processors and shared benchmarking reports back only among those producers. Plaintiffs called the arrangement the “modern equivalent of the proverbial smoke-filled room,” arguing it let competitors watch one another’s output and discipline anyone who ramped up production.12Penn State Ag Law Center. In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation Complaint Tyson has not admitted wrongdoing in settling.
Where the Rest of the Case Stands
Tyson is one of several producers to settle. Smithfield Foods paid $83 million to direct purchasers, $75 million to consumer indirect purchasers, and $42 million to commercial purchasers. JBS USA settled with all three classes and exited the case entirely, paying $24.5 million, $20 million, and $12.75 million respectively. Additional consumer-class settlements came from Seaboard Foods ($10 million), Hormel Foods ($4.465 million), and Clemens Food Group ($13.5 million). On the direct purchaser side, Clemens paid $10 million and Triumph Foods $4 million.13Reuters. Pork Consumers’ $75 Million Price-Fixing Accord With Smithfield Approved14Meat+Poultry. Smithfield Foods Finalizes $42 Million Pork Antitrust Settlement15Food Dive. JBS Settles a Portion of Pork Price-Fixing Lawsuit16National Hog Farmer. Clemens Agrees to $13.5M Settlement With Indirect Purchasers in Pork Price-Fixing Case
As of mid-2026, the case remains active. Indiana Packers Corporation appears to be the sole remaining non-settling defendant among the original producers, though court records indicate it was dismissed from at least some claims with prejudice prior to 2022.17GovInfo. USCOURTS-insd-1_22-mc-00025 Tyson’s settlement terms require it to make witnesses available for trial against any non-settling defendant. No trial date has been publicly announced.