The attorney general's office for Washington state said this week it has recovered $35 million so far in a poultry price-fixing suit, including settlements from Arkansas-based poultry companies.
The release noted the overall settlement included $750,000 from Springdale-based George's Inc.; $425,000 from Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods; and $375,000 from Fort Smith-based OK Foods Inc. Tyson Foods, Inc. of Springdale was named in the suit and settled for $10.5 million in October, as earlier reported by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Requests for comment from George's, Simmons and OK Foods were not returned Wednesday afternoon.
The suit filed in October of 2021 named 19 companies and alleged the poultry producers conspired to keep chicken prices high. So far, 14 companies have settled according to the attorney general's office. The remaining five poultry companies named in the suit are scheduled to go to trial in October of 2024.