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Australia’s largest egg supplier and 11 others face cartel allegations
Australia’s competition watchdog has launched Federal Court action against the country’s largest egg producer, Sunny Queen, and 11 other suppliers.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges the suppliers coordinated business decisions from at least October 2020.
These decisions allegedly covered how many eggs to produce, distribution, expansion plans and culling birds to manage perceived oversupply.
The watchdog says the conduct likely reduced competition for many years.
It says the alleged coordination affected the supply of eggs to Australian consumers and may have contributed to higher prices.
The claims have not been proven in court.
The case will now proceed in the Federal Court.
Australia’s competition watchdog has launched Federal Court action against the country’s largest egg producer and 11 other suppliers over alleged cartel conduct.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges the suppliers coordinated business decisions from at least October 2020.
The alleged coordination covered production volumes, distribution, expansion plans and culling to manage perceived oversupply.
The watchdog says the conduct likely substantially reduced competition and affected egg supply to Australian consumers.
- Who
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought action against Sunny Queen and 11 other egg suppliers.
- What
- The ACCC alleges they coordinated business decisions in breach of competition laws.
- When
- The alleged conduct dates back to at least October 2020. The action was launched on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The action was launched in the Federal Court of Australia.
- Why
- The ACCC alleges the suppliers coordinated to manage perceived oversupply, reducing competition and affecting egg supply.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The ACCC alleges that key egg suppliers began coordinating business decisions.
The ACCC launched Federal Court action against Sunny Queen and 11 other suppliers.
- Defendant
- Sunny Queen and 11 other egg suppliers
- Largest producer
- Sunny Queen
- Alleged conduct since
- At least October 2020
- Alleged coordination
- Production volumes, distribution, expansion plans and culling
- Court
- Federal Court of Australia
What people are saying
Our investigation has uncovered alleged widespread anti-competitive conduct in the egg industry that we allege has impacted the supply of eggs to Australian consumers since at least 2020.
This alleged conduct is extremely serious, which is why we have commenced this Federal Court action
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