They are now pointing to a Department of Justice opinion that simply sharing information is a breach of the law governing competition in the United States.
Pork producers have included AgriStats in their class-action lawsuits; the company gathered data from packing companies, then prepared an industry report and sold it back to the packers.
Among the information was prices and production volumes and planned production volumes.
Many of the pork packers and chicken processors have reached settlements that mean there are no trials where information by the accusers and accused would be revealed.
