The largest U.S. poultry producer, Tyson Foods, agreed to pay $221.5 million to settle antitrust litigation that accuses it of price fixing in the sale of broiler chicken meat.
The agreement needs approval by a federal judge, Tyson said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If the settlement goes forward, it would the largest yet in a series of lawsuits that accuse a number of pou…