Industry groups have said the law would mean expensive, industry-wide changes even though a majority of the farms where pigs are raised are not in California, the nation's most populous state, but instead in the Midwest and North Carolina. read more >
The company's income was hit by lower beef prices and "operational inefficiencies," CEO Donnie King said. read more >
The question for the high court is whether California has impermissibly burdened the pork market and improperly regulated an industry outside its borders. read more >
Additional price-fixing lawsuits have also been filed against chicken producers. Nearly $200 million of settlements have been approved in those chicken cases. read more >
