Listen Download Egg producers must pay a hefty penalty to food manufacturers, after losing a lawsuit on charges of price-fixing Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 3:20 pm Egg producers must pay a hefty penalty to food manufacturers, after losing a lawsuit on charges of price-fixing A federal jury in Illinois has awarded more than 17 and a half million dollars in damages to several big name companies, such as Kraft and Kellogg, who successfully sued egg producers on charges of a conspiracy to limit the supply of eggs in the U.S. between 2004 and 2008, thus driving up prices.