AG Tong and a bipartisan coalition of 17 states today announced a $3.3 million settlement with three of the nation’s largest egg producers, resolving a joint state and federal investigation into a long-running illegal scheme to manipulate egg prices. Connecticut will receive 1.5 million eggs through the settlement. States are currently developing plans for the distribution of those eggs.

“These massive egg producers rigged the system to jack up profits, and all of us paid for it. We stopped them, and now they are going to send millions of dollars to states and free eggs back to our communities. Eggs are one of our most basic grocery staples. When egg prices soar, everything gets more expensive. States are coordinated, and we will not hesitate to use the full weight of our enforcement authority to ensure fair prices for American families.” -AG Tong