DOJ Says Upcoming Settlement Will Help Ease Food Prices

The Justice Department also announced it was looking into antitrust allegations against the nation’s four largest meatpacking companies.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (C), Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (2nd L), Director of Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro (1st L), and members of the beef industry hold a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on May 4, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on May 4 that it would soon unveil a “historic settlement that will directly affect the prices of proteins like chicken, pork, and turkey.”

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the settlement was coming as part of a broader plan by the Trump administration to halt anticompetitive behavior in food pricing.