Pork Price-Fixing Settlement

You may qualify if, between June 28, 2014 and June 30, 2018, you bought raw pork — bacon, or fresh or frozen bellies, loins, shoulder, ribs or pork chops — for personal consumption from a grocery store rather than direct from a processor, in one of 24 covered jurisdictions: Arizona, California, D.C., Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia. Organic pork, no-antibiotics-ever pork, and anything other than bacon that is marinated, seasoned, flavored or breaded are excluded. The claim form asks for your purchase information but, in the administrator's words, “you do not need to provide any documentation at this time” — and no notice ID is required, though the administrator may ask for support later.

Valid claims share the fund pro rata, proportional to the amount of pork you bought during the class period. The administrator states plainly that it is unknown how much each class member will receive, and publishes no per-person figure — the amount depends on how many valid claims come in. No cash is available from the Agri Stats settlement, which is conduct relief only. Payment follows final approval and any appeals.

An antitrust lawsuit alleged that major pork processors inflated and stabilized the price and supply of pork through the Agri Stats data service, production restraints and exports. The Court has not ruled that the defendants did anything wrong and they deny all wrongdoing. The six remaining defendants agreed to pay a combined $117.065 million to end the case — Tyson $85 million, Clemens $13.5 million, Seaboard $10 million, Hormel $4.465 million and Triumph $4.1 million, with Agri Stats agreeing to business-practice reforms rather than money (In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (Consumer Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs), No. 18-1776, D. Minn.). The court preliminarily approved the settlements on July 31, 2026 and notice began August 28, 2026. Earlier settlements with JBS and Smithfield are closed and are not part of this window.

You can file with the settlement administrator yourself, and it is free. The official settlement site is here.

Most people who may qualify for one settlement may qualify for others they have never heard of. Cashout checks the open settlements against a few questions, keeps the official filing page and the requirements for each match in one place, and reminds you before a deadline.