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Antitrust Case Against Triumph Foods Dismissed with Zero-Dollar Resolution

The State of Alaska has fully dismissed its antitrust claims against Triumph Foods with a zero-dollar resolution, ending allegations that pork processors used Agri Stats to engage in price-fixing and supply suppression in the U.S. pork market.

Triumph Foods Secures Unique Dismissal
According to a company statement, Triumph Foods is the only pork processor in the case to receive a full dismissal with no financial settlement. The case, filed in Alaska’s state court, was part of a broader legal challenge against major pork processors.

“With this agreement to dismiss, the attorney general recognized that our farmer-owned company is different from other processors involved in this litigation,” said Matt England, CEO of Triumph Foods. “We do not own or control any hog production assets or sales, and we actually expanded pork supply when we broke away from the rest of the industry in 2006—directly contradicting the claims made in the case.”

Another Legal Victory for Triumph Foods
This ruling marks Triumph’s second major dismissal in ongoing antitrust litigation. The company was also dropped from a separate wage-fixing class action lawsuit involving other large pork processors. In that case, Triumph refused to settle, and plaintiffs ultimately requested a full dismissal in exchange for the company’s cooperation.

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