The suit says the Alpharetta, Ga.-based umbrella group, two trade associations and 18 suppliers conspired to drive up the price of eggs by reducing the number of egg-producing hens. The lawsuit filed Friday in Pittsburgh says the suppliers did everything from agreeing not to expand some egg-laying operations to manipulating the molting of hens to ``keep egg production low.''
The group's president and CEO didn't immediately respond to an e-mail, and a spokesman didn't immediately return a call for comment Monday.
The suit says Giant Eagle bought $69 million worth of eggs from 2006 to 2009.
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