OAKWOOD, Ga. — Wayne-Sanderson Farms has filed its own motion seeking clarity and relief from the court that its participation in the industry-standard Agri Stats subscription service is lawful and permitted. This was necessitated by unprecedented actions taken by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the company said.
On Jan. 18, the division filed a motion seeking to declare the company in violation of the Consent Decree and to force the company to abandon its longstanding use of the industry benchmarking service Agri Stats, Wayne-Sanderson said, adding that the Division is separately litigating against. . .