Peanut Shellers Roasted In Farmers' Antitrust Class Cert. Win

By Craig Clough ( December 2, 2020, 5:52 PM EST) -- A Virginia federal judge granted certification Wednesday to a group of farmers alleging three giant peanut shelling companies conspired to flatten the price of peanuts, ruling the farmers laid out a plausible case for antitrust violations and that the companies fell short in providing any strong argument against it.  . . .

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