Texas’ attorney general has accused the nation’s largest egg producer of price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic.
A lawsuit filed Thursday by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that Cal-Maine Foods raised generic eggs price by 300% even though the pandemic hasn’t disrupted its supply chain, theCal-Maine denies the allegations, saying its prices are based on independent market quotes.
After Gov. Greg Abbott’s state of emergency declaration in March, Texas residents scrambled to stock up on groceries and supplies. Eggs, among other staples, were in such high demand that many stores imposed limits on how many cartons each customer could buy.
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