Complex sentence: In 1997,the company bought the leading poultry producer in Washington, Pederson's Fryer Farms, for approximately $7 million giving them the opportunity to take control of most Western markets.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1997,the company bought the leading poultry producer in Washington, Pederson's Fryer Farms, for about $7 million. This gave them the opportunity to get control of most Western markets.